Colombia is the first country in Latin America to launch its own green taxonomy. While largely based on the EU taxonomy, it also focuses on the land use sectors that account for 59% of Colombia’s greenhouse gas emissions. This roundtable explores the pillars of Colombia’s taxonomy and discusses whether it will become a model for others in the region. It also covers how to secure compatibility and interoperability with future Latin American taxonomies.
 Prospects for emerging markets Tuesday 6 September, Broadcast Ayhan Kose, chief economist and director of the prospects group in the equitable growth, finance and institutions practice group of the World Bank, joins Mark Sobel, US chair, OMFIF, for a discussion on the global macroeconomic outlook.Â
 Vulnerability in the euro area Monday 12 September, Roundtable Following the latest governing council meeting, Mahmood Pradhan, former deputy director of the European department at the International Monetary Fund, joins OMFIF’s Mark Sobel to discuss the challenges the ECB faces and the instruments at its disposal.Â
 ECB and policy responses to curb inflation Monday 12 September, Roundtable Massimo Rostagno, director general of the monetary policy directorate general at the European Central Bank, discusses the latest policy decisions taken to try to return inflation to the 2% target over the medium term.Â
 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.Â
