The global financial system was built for a world of nation-states. In 2026, that world is straining under crypto markets, dark-web finance, and the political impossibility of consensus on what a shared currency would even mean.
Delegates representing major economies will negotiate two of the most contested questions in international economics: whether monetary union can scale globally, and how to close the regulatory gaps that allow billions to move untaxed and untraceable across jurisdictions.
The macroeconomic preconditions for a viable supranational currency
The role of central bank digital currencies in undermining or reinforcing financial sovereignty
Cross-border enforcement mechanisms for anti-money-laundering frameworks