Podcasts

Monique Newiak, deputy unit chief, inclusion and gender, and Mariarosaria Comunale, economist at the International Monetary Fund, join Arunima Sharan, senior research analyst at OMFIF’s Economic and Monetary Policy Institute, to discuss the state of gender balance in financial institutions. They examine the IMF’s gender strategy, the macro-criticality of gender equality and findings from their recent publication, ‘Who are Central Banks? Gender, Human Resources, and Central Banking‘.

Link: Why gender equality in financial institutions is macro-critical - OMFIF 



Vilnius via Trieste - the city through the eyes of a cat lover. In this episode, we also learn about her hometown, the city of Trieste, and the similarities between it and Vilnius, wonderful events organized by the Italian Institute of culture, and some nice places to go for brunch. 


Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cMrX19aBbsbx4j1gHH0Wq



According to OECD, Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in Europe. What are the economic, sociological & psychological reasons for this? Tune in to the latest episode of the Bank of Lithuania's podcast with Domantas Jasiulionis, Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, and Mariarosaria Comunale, Principal Economist at the Applied Macroeconomic Research Division of the Bank of Lithuania.


Link: Suicide Rates: Why Lithuania is a Notorious Leader in Europe? by Lietuvos banko tinklalaidė (spotify.com)