| Outlook 2025: Bitcoin is not the answer to US economic problems |
| By Mark Sobel |
| Washington DC news blogs are replete with mentions of cryptocurrencies and a strategic bitcoin reserve. Meanwhile, Project 2025 called for a return to the gold standard and soaring gold prices are bringing back bugs and enthusiasts. Read the full commentary → |
Performance-based incentives boost growth of women-owned businesses
By Elizabeth MacBride
Despite progress in many areas, only about one in four businesses globally is owned by a woman – a number that has remained stagnant for two decades according to gender-disaggregated data from the World Bank.
MEETINGS
Building digital resilience with DORA
Wednesday 29 January, Roundtable
Cyril Gruffat, senior policy officer, digital and financial innovation at the European Securities and Markets Authority, joins OMFIF to discuss how the Digital Operational Resilience Act seeks to unify the approach to digital resilience standards across the European financial sector.
ON DEMAND
From petrodollar to petroyuan?
Mark Sobel, US Chair, OMFIF, speaks with Max Castelli, head of strategy, sovereign institutions, UBS Asset Management, on the role of the dollar and the various dedollarisation scenarios. They discuss the potential implications for the incumbent dollar-based financial system.
LATEST REPORT
Gold and the new world disorder
Building on OMFIF’s long-run analysis on the ‘Seven Ages of Gold’, this report, in partnership with Commodity Discovery Fund and GoldRepublic, explores new developments in central bank gold policies.
