Bank of England and partners open papers call for Paris capital flows workshop

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The Bank of England, Banque de France, IMF, Banca d’Italia, and OECD invite full-paper submissions for the seventh annual International Capital Flows and Financial Policies workshop in Paris on 29 September 2026.
Submissions must be received by 25 April 2026, with selection notifications by 30 June 2026; no registration fee is required for participants.
Key research topics include effects of AI, digital currencies, non-bank institutions, capital flow management during crises, and the potential for cryptos to bypass regulatory measures.

Workshop agenda and submission timeline

As announced by the Bank of England, the Banque de France, the IMF, the Banca d’Italia and the OECD are inviting full-paper submissions for the seventh annual workshop on International Capital Flows and Financial Policies.

The one-day event is being held at OECD headquarters in Paris on 29 September 2026 and is bringing together academics and policymakers for a keynote speech and a high-level panel discussion on frontier issues in global capital movements.

The organisers say the workshop is focusing on both cyclical and structural drivers of capital flows, including inflation-driven monetary policy changes in advanced economies, a more fragmented international financial system, the growing role of non-bank financial institutions, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, cryptos, digital currencies and trade policies.

Authors are being asked to submit full papers by 25 April 2026, with selected contributors to be contacted by 30 June 2026. Late submissions are not being considered, and the organisers say there is no registration fee for the workshop.

Policy focus and support for participants

The programme is also seeking research on exchange rates, global imbalances, defence spending, geopolitics, climate transition risks, sovereign debt, safe assets and global bond markets, alongside the use of capital flow management measures during crises and their interaction with broader macroeconomic policy.

Another area of focus is how stablecoins, unbacked cryptos and central bank digital currencies could affect cross-border finance, including whether they can be used to circumvent capital flow management measures.

Limited funding is available for presenters from academic institutions to help cover travel and accommodation, although central banks and institutions are excluded from that support. Applicants needing financial assistance are asked to state that in their submission.

Our earlier article on crypto market activity tracked how trading-focused platforms and stablecoin-linked businesses have been driving on-chain revenue in 2026, even as higher borrowing costs weighed on risk appetite. We also noted that rising leverage in perpetual futures and the expanding role of networks like Solana, Tron and newer execution layers could make market structure more prone to short-term resets—developments that matter for policymakers assessing how digital assets may influence capital flows.

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