Speakers
Olivier Pastré
Director
Cercle des économistes de France
Website: www.lecercledeseconomistes.asso.frConference theme:
ROUND TABLE 5: Funding the future: Emerging strategies in cooperative financing and capitalization
"I am participating in the International Summit of Cooperatives because…"
“I am participating in the International Summit of Cooperatives because I believe cooperative finance is an essential component of any crisis exit strategy.”
Biography
Born in 1950, Olivier Pastré is Professor of Economics at the Université de Paris VIII and President of IM Bank (Tunis).
A Professor of Law (1984), he was advisor to the Director of the French Treasury Department from 1982 to 1984, and managed several merchant banks in the Maghreb from 1987 to 2000.
In 1987, he started and managed the Revue d'Economie Financière. He is a member of the AMF's Scientific Committee, a Director of the Banking Directors Association, and a Professional Fellow of the Europlace Institute of Finance.
In addition to being a radio producer with France Culture and an editor with Fayard, he has also written several books (most recently: On nous ment. Vérités et Légendes sur la crise, Fayard 2012), and numerous reports for the French government on the banking industry (1984, 2001), employee savings (1991), and Islamic finance (2009).
About Le Cercle des économistes
Over 15 years ago, back when the strong French Franc policy provided no alternative, economic debate was sorely lacking.
From there came the idea to assemble a group of economists who could organize an open debate that was accessible to a large audience, respectful of political positions, but attentive to facts and rigorous analyses. Thus, the Cercle des économistes was born.
Today, the Cercle plays a powerful role in French economic debate. Its 30 members are all academics who work or have worked in the private or public sector.
<< Back to speakers
