OMFIF hosts a conference in Frankfurt to examine how the European Union can strengthen its sustainable finance competitive process, with a special emphasis on Germany and Luxembourg. The EU has made vast efforts on climate change, with the EU taxonomy spearheading sustainable finance regulatory practice, developments of disclosure frameworks and the integration of climate risk into financial services. Yet challenges persist with divergence in standards and jurisdictional approaches, the need to tackle greenwashing and more.
 Development of taxonomies in Latin America: Colombia leading the way Wednesday 24 August, Roundtable Colombia is the first country in Latin America to launch its own green taxonomy. This roundtable explores the pillars of Colombia’s taxonomy and discusses whether it will become a model for others in the region.Â
 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
 Japan’s economic outlook Friday 16 September, Broadcast Masato Kanda, Japan’s vice-minister for international affairs, joins Mark Sobel, US chair of OMFIF, to discuss Japan’s economy, the condition of its financial system and how international developments are shifting Japanese policy.Â
 Digital assets, regulation and innovation Thursday 22 September, Roundtable Timothy Massad, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair and assistant US Treasury secretary for financial stability, discusses digital asset developments with leading practitioners in Boston.Â
