Three tussles facing the incipient French government By David Marsh and Taylor Pearce An incipient French government set to emerge in coming weeks amid political fragmentation and decision-making paralysis will…
Cross-border payments have reached an ‘inflection point’ By Lewis McLellan The G20 roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments has undergone a radical overhaul. The Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Payments…
Brazil makes strides on climate-related financial risks By Arunima Sharan The Banco Central do Brasil has taken important measures to assess and mitigate climate-related risks to the financial system of…
Global economy can’t afford to wait for gender equality By Tea Trumbic Gender equality can strengthen and grow economies. Research has shown that it leads to a more efficient allocation…
Interoperability key to unlocking potential of regulated digital payments By David Creer Deglobalisation will have varied and complex effects on different economies, but it will hurt growth everywhere. Fortunately, central…
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…
Costa Rica plans to launch market-maker programme and SLBs By Burhan Khadbai Costa Rica’s sovereign debt management office is preparing for a pivotal year. It will launch a primary dealership…
Greater central bank independence vital for Sri Lanka’s recovery By Talal Rafi Sri Lanka has been running fiscal deficits for decades and has recorded a primary budget surplus only four…
THE DAILY UPDATE Thursday 31 March 2022 Markets overreacting to fears of Japanese yen intervention By Mark Sobel The Japanese yen’s recent depreciation against the dollar has elicited much market…
How Germany can lead Europe’s post-Covid recovery, Threats to central bank independence, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 1-5 February 2021, Vol.12 Ed.5…
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…
‘Japanification’ of monetary policy, OMFIF’s Summer Bulletin Commentary: ‘Japanification’ of monetary policy By Neil Williams in London Rising populism, the exacerbation of economic inequality by quantitative easing, and calls for…
Darrell Delamaide on the Fed, David Marsh on the ECB, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 8-12 July 2019, Vol.10 Ed.28 Most-Read Commentary Market expectations…
Market expectations test Fed mettle, Living in a world on fire Commentary: Market expectations test Fed mettle By Darrell Delamaide in Washington All eyes will be on Federal Reserve Chair…
The Bulletin: Living in a world on fire Summer 2019 Vol.10 Ed.3 Living in a world on fire: Climate crisis requires action now In 1992 Al Gore published Earth in the…
September 2018 Vol.9 Ed.8 Africa connected At a time when advanced economies across the globe are struggling with weak demographics, declining long-term growth rates and a rising debt burden, Africa…