# 170 - Hiver 2021
Cash, a timeless concept
Politique Internationale — At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was increasing talk about …
The fabulous history of money
Politique Internationale — What led to your being interested in the history of money? Was …
Banknotes in evolution
Politique Internationale — How does one become a collector of banknotes?
Michel Muszynski …
The sovereignty of money and the identity of people
Politique Internationale — Is the fact of being able to issue money the most important …
Behind the scenes at the Banque de France
Politique Internationale — Let’s start with a somewhat abrupt question: who controls cash in France?
Erick Lacourrège — It all depends on what we are talking about. Nobody controls the demand for cash as such: banknotes and coins are sought …
The Bundesbank’s view on cash
Politique Internationale — Cash is an industrial sector in its own right, and involves a large number of players. How does the Bundesbank choose its partners?
Johannes Beermann — We don’t identify these partners on our own. For matters …
Banknotes and the Covid pandemic
Politique Internationale — It will soon be a year since the beginning of the sanitary crisis and the pandemic is still with us. Looking back, how did you withstand this shock?
James Hussey — Oberthur Fiduciaire does not need …
The manufacturers' perspective
Politique Internationale — The sanitary crisis is likely to be with us for a long time and, with it, a worsening of the economic crisis. Among the consequences of this crisis, should we fear a challenge to the role of …
How to better manage cryptocurrencies
Politique Internationale — You were president of the European Central Bank at the time of the 2008 crisis. The euro zone held its own. Faced with the new crisis we are now experiencing, do you consider the euro a defence? …
