New Women in Transport Network points to variety of economic, environmental, financial and social gains resulting from more gender equality in the sector. ISTANBUL, January 30, 2025 – A new report published today…
Emerging sustainable repo market shows maturity of sovereign labelled bonds By Burhan Khadbai Repurchase agreements are an obscure but important part of the bond market and wider financial system, with…
Distressed LICs need debt relief, not more new debt By Kevin Gallagher and Mark Sobel The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have established a new approach to what they…
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…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown. ‘’Negative sentiment has descended about the prospects for the global economy after warnings from the World Bank about the knock-on effect…
Inside the Banque de France’s digital payments experiments By OMFIF editors The Banque de France has been exploring the feasibility of incorporating distributed ledger technology into payments systems for financial…
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…
UK retail sales volumes fell 1.6% in August, significantly worse than forecast World Bank warns that efforts to tackle inflation could cause a global recession Oil prices set for third…
Gender balance in the financial sector Thursday 28 April, Broadcast The OMFIF Sustainable Policy Institute is launching the ninth edition of the Gender Balance Index. The report tracks the presence…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday, January 12 2022) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS January 12 2022 Global Markets The World Bank cut its global economic growth forecasts to 5.5% (from 5.6%) in…
Don’t bank on a strong dollar, Jingdong Hua on future of multilateralism Thursday 6 January 2022 – Vol.13 Ed.1.2 Commentary: Why the dollar won’t be as strong as many think…
Everybody loses in debate over Georgieva’s tenure, Inflation might break Brexit’s political magic, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 11-15 October 2021, Vol.12 Ed.41 Most-Read…
Investors must be more critical of ESG funds, Georgieva to keep IMF role Wednesday 13 October 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.41.3 Commentary: Over half of ‘low-carbon’ ESG funds are exaggerating claims By…
Financing a sustainable future ‘Financing Options’ was the theme of the second IMO-EBRD-World Bank lead FIN-SMART Roundtable meeting (9 July). The FIN-SMART Roundtables provide a platform for regular dialogue among…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday 9 June, 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS June 9 2021 Global Markets US Treasuries extended recent gains on the back of reduced inflation expectations…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Friday 28 May, 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS May 28 2021 Global Markets Tracking Wall Street’s gains overnight, global equity markets were firmer earlier today,…
Grahaeme Henderson speech today at Singapore Maritime Technology Conference Here below are Excerpts from the interesting speech given by Grahaeme Henderson today at the Singapore Maritime Technology Conference; he was…
IMF/World Bank spring meetings advance co-operation, Reducing reserves and central bank balance sheets Monday 19 April 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.16.1 Commentary: IMF/World Bank spring meetings advance co-operation By Mark Sobel in Washington…
IAPH supports this next step in capacity building following global port FAL survey and joint report with World Bank on accelerating digitalization in the maritime transport chain The International Maritime…
ESG criteria are distorting markets, Small island states and climate risk Wednesday 17 March 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.11.3 Commentary: ESG criteria are distorting markets and portfolio decisions By Simon Ogus in…
Preserving ECB independence, James Wolfensohn: Dynamic, passionate World Bank leader Wednesday 2 December 2020 – Vol.11 Ed.49.3 Commentary: Preserving ECB independence By Danae Kyriakopoulou in London​​​​​ Targeted fiscal support is the…
Commentary: Non-American should lead World Bank By Mark Sobel in Washington Since the creation of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at the end of the second world war,…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The GBP plunged to fresh lows earlier today amid increased market worries over a “hard’ Brexit scenario. Meanwhile, the USD retained a firm…
2 December 2014 – The World Bank announced today that economic growth estimates in the three countries most affected by the Ebola crisis have been revised sharply downward with the…