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Germany Adrian Infernus

How Germany’s public bank will keep the economy afloat during the coronavirus outbreak

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 pbicomm

Photo by Adrian Infernus. In a March 13th press conference, Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz demonstrated the power of public […]

Wall Street sign Rick Tap

Fed drops interest rates to zero, eliminates reserve requirements, and triggers a market free fall

March 19, 2020 pbicomm

Photo by Rick Tap. The Federal Reserve fired its last bullets to shore up the markets this past Sunday, March 15. […]

Federal Reserve

Ellen Brown: The Fed’s baffling response to the coronavirus explained

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 pbicomm

Photo by Tim Evanson. PBI Chair Ellen Brown explains in Truthdig why the Fed’s monetary policies  aren’t working and what our […]

Oahu Hawaii Rep Dale Kobayashi

Hawaii State House passes a bill to review state laws for establishing a public bank 

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 pbicomm

On February 28, Hawaii’s State House of Representatives passed HB 2628, a bill that would appropriate funds to “conduct a comprehensive review […]

child care center BND Union State Bank Justine Wiedrich

Featured in Yes! Magazine Spring edition: “What a Public Bank Can Do for Real People”

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 pbicomm

Union State Bank President Christie Obenauer, right, visits the Hazen child care center that her bank and the Bank of […]

Monterey County Darpan Dodiya

California’s Central Coast moves forward on a regional public bank

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 pbicomm

Monterey County, CA. Photo by Darpan Dodiya. Asaf Shalev reports in the Monterey County Weekly that a growing number of […]

2019 Annual Report newsletter

Public Banking Institute’s 2019 Annual Report now available

March 5, 2020 pbicomm

The Public Banking Institute has published its Annual Report for 2019, available on our website here. “As PBI embarks on […]

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The Public Banking Institute (PBI) is a non-partisan think-tank, research, advocacy, and advisory organization dedicated to exploring and disseminating information on the potential utility of publicly-owned banks, and to facilitate their implementation.

Recent Posts

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