Understanding the impact of biodiversity loss By William Attwell
While climate change risks are increasingly being priced in by investors, the risks to the global economy and financial systems posed by biodiversity and nature loss are largely underappreciated and often poorly understood. Over half of global gross domestic product is dependent on well-functioning biodiversity and ecosystem services, such as provision of freshwater and raw materials, and pollination of crop plants by insects. The risks associated with the loss of these services are likely to increase and become more urgent amid accelerating degradation of natural systems and species extinction.
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| Inequality is at the root of UK inflation By Brian Reading The problem with reducing inflation is the hollowed-out middle between those that are best and least able to withstand the financial burden. This is the result of 50 years of growing inequality. Read the full commentary here. |
| MEETINGS Future of payments 2022 Thursday 8 December, Launch For the launch of OMFIF’s annual ‘Future of payments’ report, this event discusses the frictions involved in cross-border payments. The panel explores both the technical and regulatory changes necessary to make payments quicker, safer, cheaper and more accessible. Register to attend here. |
| ON DEMAND Is this the end of globalisation? Massimiliano Castelli, head of strategy, and Philipp Salman, strategy and advice, global sovereign markets, UBS Asset Management, speak OMFIF about why the deglobalisation story is more complicated than it seems. Listen to the podcast here. |
| LATEST REPORT Digital assets: Regulation and infrastructure for an evolving economy This report examines the opportunities digital assets present, looking at different kinds of digital assets and the possibilities they offer to deliver value and generate revenue. Read the report here. |
