About OBCE

The Observatory of the European Central Bank (Observatorio del Banco Central Europeo, OBCE) is a non-profit association, headquartered in Madrid (Spain).

Objectives

The OBCE has two main objectives:

• To provide a forum where the players involved in the Euro area policy-making (including officers of the ECB and other central banks and regulators, Euro-zone's civil servants, academics and researchers) can discuss issues related to the Euro area (monetary policy, exchange rate policy, systems of payments, banking supervision, the world monetary system, etc.)
• To promote economic research on issues related to the Euro area.

Origins

The OBCE was founded in 1999 by:

• José Luis Alzola
• Guillermo de la Dehesa
• Juan José Dolado
• Juan Francisco Jimeno
• Félix López
• Inmaculada López
• Daniel Manzano
• Manuel Martín
• José Ignacio Navas
• Juan Pérez-Campanero
• Gonzalo Ramos
• Remedios Romeo
• Miguel Sebastián
• David Vegara
• Recoletos Compañía Editorial

Board of Directors

• Guillermo de la Dehesa (President)
• Inmaculada López (Vice-president)
• Manuel Martín (Vice-president)
• Jesús Martínez Vázquez (Vice-president)
• Miguel Sebastián