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Understanding the Challenges Facing the Treasury: Perspectives from Lord Nick Macpherson, Former Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury

Author WIG Date 10 Jun 2020

A recording and overview of the WIG Webinar: Understanding the Challenges Facing the Treasury: Perspectives from Lord Nick Macpherson, Former Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury

Webinar Report Understanding The Challenges Facing The Treasury With Lord Nick Macpherson

Theme(s)

Economic growth and prosperity

Society

As the COVID-19 pandemic develops around the world, governments are taking unprecedented action to contain its spread and the financial burden of this response is presenting remarkable challenges to the Treasury. Join us online for this webinar with Lord Nick Macpherson, Former Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury, as he discusses his perspectives on these challenges, based on his experiences as head of the department throughout the financial crisis. You will:

  • Learn about how the Treasury will be working in these extraordinary times
  • Gain insight into Nick’s experience of tackling similar difficulties during the 2008/9 financial crisis
  • Hear Nick’s observations on the potential for the public and private sectors to work together as we address the challenges ahead

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