| Economic nationalism presents constant challenge for investors |
| By Gary Smith |
| Looking at what has changed for long-term investors during the last decade paints a sobering picture. In October 2014 macroeconomic factors were at the forefront of investor concerns. The primary discussion at conferences this year has been the escalating geopolitical situation and changing trade patterns. Read the full commentary → |
Widespread progress in African financial markets
By OMFIF editors
Countries across Africa have weathered the shocks from the pandemic, geopolitical tensions and rising global interest rates over the past few years and are now on a path to recovery, the 2024 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index finds.
European policy-makers are asleep at the wheel
By Taylor Pearce
The European economy stands at a crossroads. Structural issues like ageing demographics and slow innovation are reducing Europe’s economic weight globally. Bold action is needed to unlock investment.
MEETINGS
The Bank of Thailand’s vision of interconnecting real-time payments systems
Thursday 14 November, Roundtable
Wijitleka Marome, director and London chief representative of the Bank of Thailand, joins OMFIF to discuss the bank’s work on improving cross-border payments through the interconnecting of real-time payments systems.
ON DEMAND
Breaking down wholesale CBDC developments with G+D
Abbas Albasha, senior strategy consultant for CBDC at Giesecke+Devrient, joins Lewis McLellan, OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute editor, to discuss the value that wholesale CBDCs can offer economies and how they can integrate with other forms of money.
LATEST REPORT
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2024
Now in its eighth year, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index evaluates 29 African countries’ financial development based on measures of market accessibility, openness and transparency.
