Olli Rehn is the Governor of the Bank of Finland and a leading European policymaker, having previously served as European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and as Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs. He has played a central role in shaping EU economic governance, crisis management and monetary policy, and currently serves on the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
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Editor’s note: The following essay is based on a speech delivered recently by Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the Bank of Finland’s biannual lunch for EU Heads of
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