Provocations
Provocations is a six-episode podcast from the Finance & Leasing Association that explores major economic questions facing the UK. Broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake talks with voices from finance, business, economics and regulation about lending, work, AI, the energy transition and changing consumer and business needs. The series challenges assumptions and debates difficult questions rather than offering easy answers. It examines how finance and lending can help shape the economy of tomorrow.
Episodes
Has the economy changed faster than the lending system?
Too often traditional lending falls short. We explore the system of lending cash that underpins the real economy. Why does it not always evolve quickly enough to support the way people live and work? Catherine Mann, one of the UK’s leading economists, a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is with us, Catherine also works for The Productivity Institute. Also in the
Coming Soon: Provocations... From the FLA
Big questions. Different perspectives. No easy answers. Finance powers the real economy. But is the way we lend keeping pace with the world around us? From the future of work and the rise of AI to the energy transition and the changing needs of businesses and consumers, the UK faces some fundamental economic questions. And finance sits at the heart of them. In Provocations, award-winning broadcast
