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OMFIF - the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum - is an independent think tank for central banking, economic policy and public investment. A neutral platform for best practice in worldwide public-private sector exchanges.

News and commentary

Preserving ECB independence

Misguided fears over fiscal dominance and market neutrality

Danae Kyriakopoulou 1 December 2020

Obituary: James Wolfensohn Philip Moore, 1 December 2020

Yellen and dollar diplomacy Mark Sobel, 30 November 2020

Covid requires reset in pension fund assumptions Colin Robertson, 27 November 2020

How Covid-19 is widening gender gap Natalia Ospina and Levine Thio, 26 November 2020

Modern monetary theory would produce chaos Otmar Issing, 26 November 2020

Meetings

Developments in fintech and regtech

Virtual panel Tue 1 Dec 2020, 11:00 - 12:30. Virtual.

The global regulatory agenda in the face of Covid-19

Virtual panel Wed 2 Dec 2020, 17:00 - 18:00. Virtual.

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Analysis

Latest Bulletin

Autumn 2020: State of the union

Autumn 2020 Vol.11 Ed.4 Donald Trump’s ascension to the White House upended US ...
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Latest report

Enabling financial inclusion in APAC through the cloud

APAC financial inclusion surges forward through the power of the cloud Policy-makers in ...
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Meetings

Developments in fintech and regtech

Jeff Bandman, Founder, Bandman Advisors; Fintech Adviser, US Commodity Futures Trading CommissionVirtual panel Tue 1 Dec 2020, 11:00 - 12:30. Virtual.

The global regulatory agenda in the face of Covid-19

Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures CommissionVirtual panel Wed 2 Dec 2020, 17:00 - 18:00. Virtual.

North Africa’s economic outlook: Tunisia’s economy, regional integration and financial innovation

Marouane El Abassi, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia H.E. Nabil Ben Khedher, Ambassador of Tunisia to the UK, Embassy of TunisiaVirtual roundtable Thu 3 Dec 2020, 10:30 - 11:30. Virtual.

Outlook for commodities

Hussein Allidina, former Head of Commodities, Ontario Teachers' Pension PlanVirtual roundtable Mon 7 Dec 2020, 14:00 - 15:00. Virtual.

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The OMFIF podcast

Tim Jones, executive director of the Tata Group, joins Philip Middleton, chairman of the Digital Monetary Institute, to discuss the future of digital cash.

Robert Lovelace, vice-chairman of Capital Group, joins OMFIF’s Angelia Lee to discuss his forecast for global markets and investment opportunities.

Paul Kent, global infrastructure head of smart cities at KPMG, and Paul Lam, digital strategy lead at AIIB, join OMFIF’s Brandon Chye to explore the development of smart cities.

Heath Tarbert, chairman and chief executive of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, joins Mark Sobel, US Chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the CFTC’s work in managing the Covid-19 crisis