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Reduced demand and higher pricing among biggest worries for borrowers |
By Burhan Khadbai |
While the funding year has gotten off to a solid start for public sector borrowers, issuers have a number of concerns ahead of what could be an uncertain macro environment in the second half of 2024. In particular, concerns raised on deal subscriptions and new issue premiums are high on the list of concerns for issuers, OMFIF’s 2024 Public sector debt outlook survey finds. Read the full commentary → |
Europe needs comprehensive industrial policy to withstand populist forces |
By Geoffrey Yu |
It is often bread-and-butter issues such as jobs and inflation that decide the outcome of elections. This year’s European elections are no different. Read the full commentary → |
MEETINGS
In conversation with Banco de México: Prospects for inflation and growth |
Monday 15 April, Roundtable |
Irene Espinosa Cantellano, deputy governor of Banco de México, joins OMFIF in New York to discuss the near-term outlook for inflation in Mexico, the resilience of the peso and the economic prospects from nearshoring. Register​​​ → |
ON DEMAND
Pre-validation: combatting fraud and minimising errors in payments |
Cian OMurchu, head of strategic transformation, Mireia Guisado-Parra, pre-validation product owner at Swift and Julien Lasalle, head of cashless payment monitoring at Banque de France, join Lewis McLellan, editor of OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute. Listen → |
Building inclusive financial systems in the Middle East and Africa |
Financial inclusion is key to unlocking economic potential in the Middle East and Africa. This report, in collaboration with Mastercard, examines initiatives in the region. Download → |