Absa Africa Financial Markets Index launch 2022 Thursday 13 October, Report launch
Since its launch in 2017, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index has shone a light on the opportunities for investment in the region. Now returning for its sixth edition, it is a vital part of policy-makers’ and market participants’ toolkits and a benchmark for international investors looking to commit to the region. Produced by OMFIF and sponsored by Absa, the index has expanded this year to 26 countries, with the addition of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Zimbabwe. It records the openness and attractiveness to investment based on six fundamental pillars.
 Evolution of payments systems: national versus international Tuesday 4 October, Report launch Central banks are grappling with the question of whether a national payments system is preferable an international one. OMFIF launches a report assessing the relative strengths of different payments systems. |
 Climate finance and the IMF: in conversation with Bo Li Tuesday 4 October, Roundtable Ahead of COP27, the International Monetary Fund is releasing a paper on climate finance, carbon taxes and their impact on accountancy firms. Bo Li, deputy managing director of the IMF, discusses the paper and the IMF’s role in advancing sustainable finance. |
 Macroeconomic consequences of environmental degradation Wednesday 19 October, Roundtable The Central Bank of Chile has been increasingly focused on the interaction between the environment and economy. Elias Albagli, director of the bank´s monetary policy division, joins OMFIF to analyse the economic consequences of environmental degradation. |
 Team Europe borrowers forum: a new era for sovereign debt Tuesday 25 October, Seminar Europe’s sovereign borrowers face a dramatically changed environment. This event brings together the three leading issuers of the European Union to discuss how they are managing their borrowing programmes. |
