Central banks around the world have been purchasing huge quantities of high-priced government bonds, whose value – as a result of their own interest-tightening actions – has subsequently fallen precipitously. Unfortunately, they have given encouragement to private financial institutions to follow suit, with harmful consequences.
Standard Chartered most gender-balanced commercial bank By Clive Horwood Jerry Zhang, chief executive officer, China, at Standard Chartered, spoke with OMFIF about how and why the bank is a place where women can thrive.
MEETINGS Asia and the IMF Thursday 18 May, Roundtable Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Asia department, Krishna Srinivasan, will provide an overview of the region’s economic challenges as well as findings of the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Asia.
ON DEMAND Gender Balance Index 2023 virtual launch OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute launched the 10th edition of the Gender Balance Index. The launch event presented the key findings of the report and featured a panel of diversity and inclusion experts.
LATEST REPORT Central banks in the digital age: bringing data into focus As central banks evolve to meet the demands of the modern age, the types of data they gather are becoming more unconventional and so are the tools and strategies they use for analysis.
