| Asian central banks are leading green policy innovation |
| By Adam Ng and Maud Abdelli |
| Mitigating climate change, reversing nature loss and reducing our dependence on fossil energy requires massive public and private investment. Still, many essential projects for this transition require more upfront capital investment before becoming operational, exposing them to higher interest rate environments. Read the full commentary → |
France credit rating downgrade will have wider repercussions
By Burhan Khadbai
French government bonds (OATs) have been under pressure for much of 2024 amid fears that a higher-than-expected fiscal deficit would significantly increase the issuance of debt.
MEETINGS
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2024 launch
Thursday 24 October, Launch
This benchmark report provides investors with insights into the market infrastructure across the continent, while enabling policy-makers to learn from key developments throughout Africa.
ON DEMAND
Evolution of sustainable government debt issuance
Alex Caridia, head of public sector markets at RBC, and Heather Taylor, partner, climate change and sustainability at EY, join OMFIF lead economist Taylor Pearce to discuss the major structural factors impacting government financing.
LATEST REPORT
Digital assets 2024
This year’s report reveals two novel sources of data indicating a slow but steady gathering of momentum behind the adoption of blockchain. It also features the first league tables detailing the main players in the world of blockchain bond issuance.
