The OMFIF Sustainable Policy Institute is launching the ninth edition of the Gender Balance Index. The report tracks the presence of men and women in senior positions at central banks, sovereign funds and public pension funds. The report analyses the roles held by women in senior positions and features a new survey on diversity and financial inclusion. This examines data outlining access to financial products by gender, policies and central banks’ approach to financial inclusion, including strategies, targets and monitoring of financial institutions.
Future for multilateralism and role of development banks Thursday 28 April, Broadcast Following the 2022 spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF, this event brings together leading development banks to discuss ways of supporting the global economic recovery, manage debt sustainability and strengthen financial co-operation.
Looking ahead to the May FOMC meeting Thursday 28 April, Roundtable Seth Carpenter, global chief economist at Morgan Stanley, and Sonal Desai, chief investment officer for fixed income at Franklin Templeton, join Mark Sobel, US chair of OMFIF, to discuss the May FOMC meeting and the state of the Federal Reserve’s toolkit.
Interoperability: Making CBDCs fully operational Wednesday 27 (US) & Friday 29 (Asia) April, Roundtable Exploration of CBDC has accelerated, with 86% of central banks researching the technology. While consensus is emerging, much has yet to be explored, including the roles of intermediaries, fragmentation and interoperability.
IMF World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report Tuesday 3 May, Roundtable Following the IMF/World Bank spring meetings, Fabio Natalucci, deputy director, monetary and capital markets department, IMF, and Petya Koeva Brooks, director, research department, IMF, join OMFIF’s US chair, Mark Sobel.
