Gilts under pressure after budget pushes up borrowing expectations By Burhan Khadbai The market reaction to one of the most highly anticipated UK budgets in recent years was always going…
How to make the IMF work even better By Brent Neiman This month, the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will take place in Washington…
Rethinking MDB hybrid capital: how to make it work By Burhan Khadbai With multilateral development banks under pressure to boost their lending firepower, one of the tools being explored is…
India’s digital leap in financial inclusion By Arunima Sharan India’s financial landscape has had a monumental transformation in recent years. The implementation of the country’s digital public infrastructure, which includes…
HIGHLIGHTS April 6 2023 Global Markets Increased US growth concerns and ongoing US banking sector uncertainty, continued to enhance the safe-haven appeal of USTs, while the USD, in spite of a fresh…
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index launch 2022 Thursday 13 October, Report launch Since its launch in 2017, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index has shone a light on the opportunities…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS April 20 2022 Global Markets According to the IMF World Economic Outlook Report released yesterday, global growth is projected to slow from an estimated 6.1% in…
Gloomy outlook for the IMF Spring meetings By Mark Sobel The International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring meetings, beginning in Washington on 18 April, will be a gloomy affair. Finance ministers…
Economic reforms needed as Argentina attempts to refinance debt Tuesday 30 November 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.48.2 Commentary: Time is running out for Argentina and the IMF By Pablo Guidotti in…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Thursday 3 June, 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS June 3 Â 2021 Global Markets Market focus today is on the ADP report for private payrolls and…
Flattening the debt curve, The evolving role of Swift and more THEÂ WEEKENDÂ REVIEWÂ OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIFÂ around the world 22-26 June 2020, Vol.11Â Ed.24 Most-Read Commentary Flattening the debt…
IMF’s epic virus challenge, The US in the global order Friday 26 June 2020Â – Vol.11 Ed.26.5 Commentary: IMF’s epic virus challenge By Mark Sobel in Washington Covid-19 presents dire…
Mighty dollar maddens Trump, Economic priorities for Asia in 2020 Thursday 28 November 2019 –Â Vol.10 Ed.48.3 Commentary:Â Mighty dollar maddens Trump By Desmond Lachman in Washington It is no secret…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Tuesday, 26, November 2019) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS November 26, 2019 Global Markets Asian equity markets traded in the black on Tuesday, while the US…
IMF’s raison d’être in jeopardy, Europe’s fiscal fisticuffs, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW  Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 14-18 October 2019, Vol.10 Ed.42 Most-Read Commentary Imperilled co-operation at IMF annual…
BIMCO’s Peter Sand to offer container market insight in Athens BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, Peter Sand, will be speaking and providing the audience with unique insights on the container market…
Imperilled co-operation at IMF annual meetings, Global gold demand podcast Monday 14 October 2019Â – Vol.110 ed.42.1 Commentary:Â Imperilled co-operation at IMF meetings By Mark Sobel in Washington As always, the…
Living with deflation, Developing sustainable capital markets Tuesday 8 October 2019 – Vol.10 Ed.41.1 Commentary:Â Living with deflation By Neil Williams in London The likelihood of Japan-style deflation emerging in other…
Digital SDR to enhance payment systems, The Bulletin: Bugs in the system  Thursday 3 October 2019 –  Vol.10 Ed.40.3 Commentary: Digital SDR to enhance payment systems By Bejoy Das Gupta and Miles Au…
Fed urged to block Trump re-election, DeLisle Worrell on the IMF, and the dollar’s reserve currency role THEÂ WEEKENDÂ REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIFÂ around the world 9-13Â September 2019, Vol.10 Ed.37…
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 24 July, 2019) HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS:Â Â As expected, Eurosceptic Boris Johnson was declared yesterday the winner…
Mark Sobel on Christine Lagarde’s ECB appointment, Summer Bulletin, and more OMFIF update week 27Â – 1-5 July 2019 Vol.10Â Ed.27 COMMENTARYÂ Ignore Lagarde’s doubters Christine Lagarde’s nomination to the…
Emerging markets spoil IMF optimism, Harnessing AI and data analytics for financial supervision Commentary: Emerging markets spoil IMF optimism By Desmond Lachman in Washington The IMF is pinning its hopes…
Only Boris Johnson can defeat Farage, Vulnerabilities in a maturing credit cycle Commentary: Only Boris Johnson can defeat Farage By Joergen Oerstroem Moeller in Singapore The UK’s exit from the…
US Treasury misguided on IMF quotas, Economic outlook and challenges for East Asia Commentary: US Treasury misguided on IMF quotas By Mark Sobel in Washington The US Treasury’s welcome stance…