The future of payments, Responding to uncertainty across Europe Wednesday 26 February 2020 – Vol.11 Ed.9.2 Commentary: The future of payments By Wolfram Seidemann in Munich The world’s first central bank…
The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) and IBM survey finds central banks are embracing the concept of digital currencies Joint research shows 50% of respondents believe central banks should…
Commentary: Trump’s hallmark is insularity By Desmond Lachman in Washington The hallmark of US economic policy-making in the age of Trump is insularity. This is particularly the case with emerging…
Commentary: Consequences of 2008 By Meghnad Desai in Goa When the 2008 financial crisis came, few thought the ensuing recession would have such long-lasting consequences. But 10 years later, the fault…
Seven ages of gold – central banks annual net gold purchases of 350 tonnes a year Central banks are turning back to gold purchases in line with a century of…
8 September 2016, London – The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) is expanding its research activities and widening capabilities in international finance with the appointment of five new…
THE OMFIF MONTHLY BULLETIN July-August 2016: March of female power9 July 2016Click here to read The Bulletin The ripples of the UK’s 23 June vote to leave the European Union…
Global Public Investor 2016 Press preview Sustainable – low-carbon – multicurrencyNew entries and biggest risers in Top 500 ranking table Click here for the advanced press copy of the Global Public…
China Construction Bank, the world’s second largest bank ranked by assets, and OMFIF signed a strategic agreement in London focused on joint work on the internationalisation of the renminbi and…
OMFIF Bulletin – February 2016: China in transition 12 February 2016 Click here to read The Bulletin The February 2016 Bulletin focuses on China and the effects of a series…
Advisory Board member David Owen says delayed vote would reduce prospect of Brexit Britain should hold its planned referendum on European Union membership in 2017, not this year as the…
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), an independent platform for dialogue and research, announces today that Rachel Pine has joined as head of meetings, and as such a member…