Ladies and Gentlemen: There are a number of salient HR issues that are of concern to central bank operations and performance in the 21st century. Let me list them: 1. Regional Integration and Capacity Development – As you are aware, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) regional integration process is progressing well.
The paper presentations will focus on the four topics: (1) the sustainability of the low interest rate environment under globalization, (2) the impact of the issuance of central bank digital currency on the effectiveness of monetary policy, (3) the impact of productivity changes on optimal trend inflation, and (4) the mechanism behind missing wage inflation.