Mobilizing savings to invest in our future

In many economic sectors, the cessation of activities following the application of health precautionary measures will have contributed to upsetting the balance between supply and demand. The massive recourse to private savings therefore reflects a relative erosion of consumer confidence in the future. In this crucial period, several strategies for mobilising savings have emerged in response to the consequences of the current crisis on corporate cash flow and household purchasing power: investments in the real economy, money creation and the development of bond markets are all ways of financing our economic future, both at national and institutional level. However, the sustainability of these measures and the priority given to the targeted sectors continues to be a matter of debate and reminds us that long-term considerations such as financing the ecological transition must also be taken into account.