Luca Antonio Ricci
@lucaricci2010.bsky.social
Economist. Assistant Director @IMFNews , Research Fellow at @cepr_org , former Head of International Economics at Barclays - Personal account. Views are my own.
and here is the event i will be joining, at the
Singapore FinTech Festival #SFF2025 : fintechfestival.sg/agenda/agnd1... !!!!
Singapore FinTech Festival #SFF2025 : fintechfestival.sg/agenda/agnd1... !!!!
SFF 2025: Bridging Gaps, Building Foundations: Digital Public Infrastructure and Social Protection for Inclusive Growth
fintechfestival.sg
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
and here is the event i will be joining, at the
Singapore FinTech Festival #SFF2025 : fintechfestival.sg/agenda/agnd1... !!!!
Singapore FinTech Festival #SFF2025 : fintechfestival.sg/agenda/agnd1... !!!!
here is my page at the Singapore FinTech Festival #SFF2025 : fintechfestival.sg/speakers/spk... !!!!
SFF 2025 Speaker: Luca Antonio Ricci Assistant Director, Mission Chief, & Head of SSA Digital Payment
Luca Antonio Ricci is an Assistant Director and Mission Chief at the International Monetary Fund, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He leads the IMF African Department ...
fintechfestival.sg
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
here is my page at the Singapore FinTech Festival #SFF2025 : fintechfestival.sg/speakers/spk... !!!!
Here are the videos for the 7th event of our IMF Sub-Saharan Africa Central Bank Network on Central Bank Digital Currency and Digital Payments, organized on May 12-13, 2025 together with the Bank of Ghana. The event focused on “Remittances, Compliance, and Interoperability”.
October 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Here are the videos for the 7th event of our IMF Sub-Saharan Africa Central Bank Network on Central Bank Digital Currency and Digital Payments, organized on May 12-13, 2025 together with the Bank of Ghana. The event focused on “Remittances, Compliance, and Interoperability”.
New Tether USAT will change the global landscape of stablecoins and likely influence the US Treasuries market tether.io/news/tether-...
Tether Unveils USA₮, its Planned U.S.-Regulated Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, and Will Appoint Bo Hines as CEO of Tether USA₮ - Tether.io
The introduction of USA₮ and appointment of Bo Hines marks Tether’s next chapter in strengthening U.S. dollar dominance through transparency and innovation 12 September 2025 – Tether, the largest comp...
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September 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
New Tether USAT will change the global landscape of stablecoins and likely influence the US Treasuries market tether.io/news/tether-...
Pls see the video here: www.omfif.org/videos/sub-s...
September 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Pls see the video here: www.omfif.org/videos/sub-s...
Please join me for this event on Thursday organized by OMFIF, where we discuss developments and policy issues related to Digital Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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www.omfif.org/meetings/sub...
Sub-Saharan Africa's digital payments innovation: insights from the IMF - OMFIF
Luca Antonio Ricci, mission chief and assistant director of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department, joins OMFIF to present the IMF’s latest departmental paper on digital payments innovati...
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September 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Please join me for this event on Thursday organized by OMFIF, where we discuss developments and policy issues related to Digital Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa.
www.omfif.org/meetings/sub...
www.omfif.org/meetings/sub...
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❓Why do the Nordics & Dutch speak English so much better than the Germans, Italians & French?
➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
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➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
A 🧵 1/12
July 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
❓Why do the Nordics & Dutch speak English so much better than the Germans, Italians & French?
➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
A 🧵 1/12
➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
A 🧵 1/12
Our paper on Digital Payment Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa is finally out!
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www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
Digital Payment Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper takes stock of developments and policy issues related to digital payments innovations across sub-Saharan African (SSA), including central bank digital currency (CBDC), fast payments systems...
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June 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our paper on Digital Payment Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa is finally out!
www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
As part of the IMF-WB 2025 Spring Meetings, we held a High-Level event on “Digital Innovations in Payments: Sub-Saharan Africa Future Agenda”:
www.imf.org/en/Videos/vi...
www.imf.org/en/Videos/vi...
Digital Innovations in Payments: Sub-Saharan Africa Future Agenda
The rise of digital money and payments has transformed the payment landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa. Policymakers explored the future policy agenda related to digital payments, aimed at improving finan...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
As part of the IMF-WB 2025 Spring Meetings, we held a High-Level event on “Digital Innovations in Payments: Sub-Saharan Africa Future Agenda”:
www.imf.org/en/Videos/vi...
www.imf.org/en/Videos/vi...
I am happy to report that the IMF Executive Board concluded on Friday May 2nd the 2025 Discussions on Common Policies of Member Countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...
www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Discussions on Common Policies of Member Countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union
Economic growth continues to be strong in the WAEMU. Inflation has fallen back to its target range, and recent improvements in regional external imbalances are supporting a strong recovery in reserves...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I am happy to report that the IMF Executive Board concluded on Friday May 2nd the 2025 Discussions on Common Policies of Member Countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...
www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...
This is another opportunity for Europe to start denting the US$ financial dominance in global markets (the could not take advantage of the GFC )
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
Bond Sell Off Raises Questions About U.S. Safe Haven Status
As the fallout from President Trump’s global trade war spreads, investors are fleeing what is typically seen as the safest corner.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is another opportunity for Europe to start denting the US$ financial dominance in global markets (the could not take advantage of the GFC )
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
The importance of boredom www.facebook.com/share/r/18fi...
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March 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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This discusses more broadly the USA South Africa relations, the land reform, and the US welcoming Africaners www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/p...
Rubio says South African ambassador ‘no longer welcome’ in US | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome in our great country.”
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March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This discusses more broadly the USA South Africa relations, the land reform, and the US welcoming Africaners www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/p...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t... “The main loser in each case [IMF and WB] would be the US itself.…For the Fed, the situation is, if anything, more dire”
The Fed, the Fund, and the Bank in Trump’s Crosshairs | by Barry Eichengreen - Project Syndicate
Barry Eichengreen explains why the US president’s second administration, unlike his first, is targeting all three.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t... “The main loser in each case [IMF and WB] would be the US itself.…For the Fed, the situation is, if anything, more dire”
This site tracks lawsuits against trump agenda www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
Follow the lawsuits and rulings that are challenging President Trump's executive orders.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This site tracks lawsuits against trump agenda www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
The text of US reassessment of its position in international organizations www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The text of US reassessment of its position in international organizations www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Implementing all these tax cuts will require also a lot of spending cuts…. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
Republicans Want Lower Taxes. The Hard Part Is Choosing What to Cut.
House Republicans are preparing to adopt a plan that puts a $4.5 trillion limit on the size of the tax cut, but even that will not be enough for some of President Trump’s promises.
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February 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Implementing all these tax cuts will require also a lot of spending cuts…. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
If conflict of interest is now perceived as easy, the next decade or so will see a change in institutions in the USA, www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
Trump Pushes Business Interests in Golf, Mideast and New York as Conflicts Abound
Norms recognized for decades in Washington by both parties no longer appear to apply to the Trump White House, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
If conflict of interest is now perceived as easy, the next decade or so will see a change in institutions in the USA, www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
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