Access to financial products and services is a crucial factor in ensuring greater equality and diversity in the financial sector. This roundtable, co-hosted by OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute and EDGE Certification, discusses developments in inclusive financial tools, products and digital services. Speakers examine the role of policy-makers, multilateral institutions and regulation in driving financial inclusion, reducing poverty and improving sustainability in investments and services.
Global Public Investor 2022 launch: managing an uncertain world Tuesday 5 July, Launch OMFIF’s Global Public Investor is a key reference point for financial institutions and provides a lens on approaches to investing in global markets. This launch event, held in London, presents key findings of the report.
Breakfast briefing with Philip Short on Vladimir Putin Wednesday 6 July, Roundtable Philip Short, former BBC foreign correspondent, discusses his biography of Russian President Vladimir Putin, how the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 helped to shape his world view and the impact this has had on security and economic stability in Europe and beyond.
UK economic landscape Tuesday 12 July, Broadcast Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, discusses how the impact of Covid-19 and the influence of longer-term structural forces will affect the economic landscape and policy-making in the years to come.
SARB on wCBDC, DLT and their role in future financial markets Wednesday 13 July, Roundtable With the recent publication of the South African Reserve Bank’s Project Khokha phase two report, Lyle Horsley, head of fintech at SARB, joins OMFIF to discuss the bank’s findings and thoughts on feasible next steps.
International standards for sustainable finance Thursday 15 September, Conference OMFIF hosts a conference in Frankfurt examining how the European Union can strengthen its sustainable finance competitive process. The conference brings together representatives from both the public and private sector.
