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The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. The ECB’s main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power and thus price stability in the euro area. The main objective of the Eurosystem is to maintain price stability: safeguarding the value of the euro. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

ING Belgium SA/NV is the wholly owned securities broker/dealer subsidiary of ING Groep NV (AMS: INGA) in The Netherlands. Headquartered in Brussels, the firm provides brokerage services to various investors.

Bank for International Settlements engages in the provision of financial banking services. It supports other central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and acts as a bank for the central banks. It offers a forum for dialogue and cooperation, a platform for responsible innovation and knowledge-sharing, and analysis and insights on core policies, and financial services. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Morgan Stanley Bank AG (MSB-AG) is a brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Frankfurt, with an additional office in Munich, Germany. They originated in 1987 and was formally established in 1994. The Munich office opened in 2001. The firm is one of the Morgan Stanley Banks and is a subsidiary of New York-based Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSB-AG provides a variety of products and services to German institutions, government entities, multinational corporations and international high-net worth individuals. The bank's activities include corporate finance advisory, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raising, and European real estate advisory and investment. The firm offers sales and trading capacities in equity, bonds, derivatives, commodities and currencies. They have specific expertise in German blue-chip equity trading. Their research teams cover a wide variety of industries and leverage the group's global network of offices and contacts.

Forum Mondial de L'Economie engages in the foremost political, business and cultural organizations to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The company was founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 and is headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland.

Conférence de Montréal engages in heightening knowledge and awareness of the issues concerning economic globalization. It specializes in conferences, events, politics and economy. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

ifo Institut – Leibniz Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. is an independent research firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1949, the firm focuses on five areas of activity: policy advisory work, provision of information/services, participation in public debate, promotion of junior economists, and research in economics.

Le Club des Juristes is a French company that provides legal services. The private company is based in Paris, France. The company was founded in 2007.

Ronit Capital LLP is a privately-owned, UK-based alternative investment firm which was founded by Edward Misrahi and Luis Arenzana in 2012. Headquartered in London, the firm provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) is an independent research firm headquartered in Halle and was founded in 1992. The firm provides investment research to their clients.

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, locally known as Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche eV (wiiw), is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The firm was founded in 1973 and is one of the principal centers for research on Central, East and Southeast Europe. wiiw delivers economic analyses and research, forecasts, statistical data and policy advice to public and clients alike.