| Gold-backed digital currency could be a game-changer for Brics |
| By Alexej Jordanov |
| The shifting dynamics of global trade and finance have intensified the search for a stable, universally accepted unit of account for international settlements. Recent geopolitical tensions, such as Russia’s exclusion from the Swift payment system, have accelerated efforts to find alternatives to the dollar. Read the full commentary → |
The ECB is forging a lonely path on CBDCs
By John Orchard
The European Central Bank, which will shortly begin negotiations with technical suppliers to its digital euro pilot, is becoming an important and intriguing outlier in pursuit of a retail central bank digital currency.
How to build a resilient future
By Yara Aziz
In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, public pension and sovereign funds are focusing on three major themes: the difficulty of balancing inflation control and growth stimulation, the appeal of private markets as a source of long-term returns and the urgent need to decarbonise portfolios.
MEETINGS
The economic outlook for Austria and euro area monetary policy
Tuesday 14 January, Roundtable
Birgit Niessner, head of economic analysis and research at Oesterreichische Nationalbank, joins OMFIF for a timely discussion on Austria’s fiscal outlook, structural challenges and international competitiveness.
ON DEMAND
Behind the post-election crypto bump
Bitcoin’s price has surged following Donald Trump’s victory in the US election. Trump’s campaign was calculated to appeal to the crypto world, so the move comes as no surprise, but what policy changes can we expect and do they warrant this kind of explosive price action?
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Global public funds and transition finance
This report explores pension and sovereign funds’ approaches to transition finance so that they can learn from each other and identify areas of common concern, including internal challenges, regulation and policy and the broader financial markets.
