Which currencies will benefit from dollar erosion? By Gary Smith According to some forecasts, the dollar will surrender 10% of its share of global foreign exchange reserves over the next…
Why everyone is wrong about stablecoins By Christian Catalini While industry insiders often cite liquidity as the primary reason only a few stablecoins will dominate, the truth is far more…
Engaging consumers in green investments finds ‘fast followers’ not ‘first movers’ By Emma McGarthy As financial markets and the wider economy take strides to transition, the development of objectives to…
Global transition finance summit Wednesday 1 November, Conference The Global transition finance summit brings together asset owners, pension funds and sovereign funds with policy-makers, central banks, development banks, fund managers…
Finance minister Mario Marcel says Chile becoming green finance hub By David Marsh and Ben Rands Chile is emerging as a green finance hub with increased borrowing in sustainability-related bonds…
Leveraging Indonesia’s demographic dividend By Ridha Wirakusumah As a country with the world’s fourth-largest population, the archipelago of Indonesia brims with youth and energy. With over 70% of its population…
Gender Balance Index 2023 launch Thursday 20 April, In-person OMFIF and the Australian High Commission to the UK will host a special evening launching the 10th edition of the Gender…
Lessons from the Russian invasion By OMFIF editors John Kornblum, member of the OMFIF advisory council and US ambassador to Germany in 1987-91, spoke to Andrea Seibel of Dei Welt about the lessons…
Public investor outlook looks brighter than 2022 By Massimiliano Castelli and Philipp Salman 2022 was a very difficult year for public investors as interest rates soared globally and stock prices…
Future of payments 2022 Thursday 8 December, Launch For the launch of OMFIF’s annual ‘Future of payments’ report, this event discusses the frictions involved in cross-border payments and the role…
In conversation with Ignazio Visco: economic outlook in Italy and the euro area Thursday 3 November, Broadcast Following the 25 September election, economic challenges for the new Italian administration include…
Promoting sovereign sustainable bond issuance in Latin America Tuesday 20 September, Roundtable OMFIF is hosting a workshop to promote sovereign sustainable bond issuance in Latin America. The objective is to…
ECB confronting painful new reality By David Marsh The European Central Bank’s shift towards monetary tightening and legal hurdles to its new anti-fragmentation tool spell problems for the single currency…
Economic priorities for Germany and the euro area Tuesday 6 September, Roundtable Steffen Meyer, head of the department for economic, financial and climate policy at the German Chancellery, discusses priority…
More questions than answers in debt digitalisation debate By Philip Moore If you think digital transformation has come anywhere close to maximising its potential for injecting efficiencies into the capital…
Britain’s past EU membership partly to blame for cost of living crisis By Brian Reading The cost of living crisis is worse for many households than the great depression. The…
ECB must provide explanations on bond programmes By Nout Wellink The European Central Bank is a relatively young central bank in a complex setting. The size and complexity of the…
ECB transmission protection instrument needs a ‘user manual’ By Ignazio Angeloni and Daniel Gros The European Central Bank’s transmission protection instrument to limit divergences in borrowing costs allows for sterilised…
IMF needs to be bold on Ukraine By Mark Sobel Debates are emerging about what role the International Monetary Fund should play in Ukraine amid Russia’s barbaric invasion. Ukrainian officials…
If Truss becomes prime minister, sterling will crash By Meghnad Desai The economic debate among the two candidates bidding to become the next British prime minister shows a frightening sense…
Development of taxonomies in Latin America: Colombia leading the way Wednesday 24 August, Roundtable Colombia is the first country in Latin America to launch its own green taxonomy. While largely…
Think twice about copying Russia’s national payments strategy By Lewis McLellan When Russia invaded Ukraine, the full weight of the international community’s sanctions was brought to bear to starve Moscow’s…
THE DAILY UPDATE – Saturday 2 April 2022 Why the labour market won’t fuel US inflation By Julian Jacobs Despite low unemployment and high inflation, fears that tight labour markets…
THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 14-18 March 2022, Vol.13 Ed.11 Most-read Commentary How the ECB can improve its communications: As the European Central Bank approaches its first…
Thursday 17 March 2022 – Vol.13 Ed.11.4 Commentary: How the ECB can improve its communications By Moritz Kraemer in Stuttgart As the European Central Bank approaches its first significant monetary tightening…