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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 stands out as a continent of opportunity. But it also remains exposed to outside risks and domestic structural barriers, complicating the popular 'Africa rising' narrative. This edition of The Bulletin explores the nuances behind Africa's divergent economic prospects.
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Following the appointment of Mark Sobel as US chairman, OMFIF is extending its track record in providing a platform for US economic and monetary policy representatives with a series of meetings across the globe. Drawing audiences from the public and private sectors, current and former US policy-makers will discuss the country’s economic outlook, the future of interest rates and the effectiveness of quantitative easing, as well as trade, commerce and investment issues and other topics of domestic and international importance.
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Listen to the OMFIF podcast for the latest news and insight on financial markets, monetary policy and global investment themes. Published weekly, the podcast features input from a range of academic experts, policy-makers and investment professional on topics including ESG, globalisation, political risk, fintech and green finance.
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The OMFIF Bulletin monthly review provides readers with a recap of the Meetings that took place over the past month and provides a sample of the forthcoming meetings in the next six months. The September Bulletin review covers meetings in Singapore, London and Tokyo. To learn more about OMFIF Meetings and Membership, please email enquiries@omfif.org
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‘Real Momentum: Global Public Investors and the Real Assets Market’ is based on a survey of Global Public Investors representing over $4.6tn in assets under management. The findings reveal investors’ growing appetite for infrastructure and real estate, coinciding with the growing need for investment in such projects around the globe.
DownloadApprehension over China's Belt and Road initiative continues to build, writes Kat Usita. Some have accused Beijing of unduly exerting influence on other countries in the guise of infrastructure assistance. It is increasingly apparent that the risks to recipient African economies are particularly substantial.
Following the Salzburg summit, the chances that Britain will exit the European Union without a deal have risen significantly. What is needed now is a totally different statecraft mapping out how this outcome can be turned into a partnership that both parties can accept, writes Joergen Oerstroem Moeller.
Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe’s new finance minister, discussed the importance of currency stability, the economic impact of the dollar, and emerging market volatility in an interview on Bloomberg. Ncube is joining the OMFIF advisory council having stepped down from his position as non-executive director.
Given banks' extensive preparations and the assumption that monetary policy-makers will adopt a pragmatic approach to the major potential cliff effects, there is only a slim chance that a 'guillotine Brexit' would lead to chaos in financial markets, writes Stuart Graham.
Speaking at an OMFIF meeting in London, Silvana Tenreyro, member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, discussed inflation, the productivity puzzle, and the outlook for the UK economy in the light of an assumed-orderly Brexit and geopolitical developments between the US and China.
By engaging with market participants at the centre of financial innovation, regulators can stay abreast of the benefits of new technologies and identify risks, writes Christine Lagarde. Developing a forward-looking regulatory framework calls for creativity, flexibility, and new expertise.
In the light of the apparent dismantling of the postwar global order, geopolitics seems to be having a prodigious impact on financial markets in 2018. But, as in 'The Count of Monte Cristo', it is hard for investors to know how to react to uncertainty, write Elliot Hentov, Alexander Petrov and Fabrizio Zumbo.
In March, 44 African nations signed the Kigali Declaration in Rwanda that brings the region one step closer to meaningful integration, writes Max Roch. However, only 30 countries adopted the Free Movement Protocol, which, it is hoped, will lead eventually to the creation of a 'borderless' Africa.
A discussion with Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
Tue 25 Sep 2018
SEPTEMBER
Roundtable discussion with Sébastien Raspiller, head of financial affairs at the French Directorate General of the Treasury
Tue 25 Sep 2018
SEPTEMBER | London
Seminar on the methods for the valuation of real assets and challenges facing sovereign investors
Thu 27 Sep 2018
SEPTEMBER | New York
A seminar on the use and effectiveness of quantitative easing
Fri 28 Sep 2018
SEPTEMBER | New York
A discussion with Elisabeth Roegele, deputy president of BaFin,Germany’s financial regulatory authority
Mon 1 Oct 2018
OCTOBER | London
Lecture with Charles Evans, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Wed 3 Oct 2018
OCTOBER | London
The launch of the fifth annual 'Global Public Investor,' a publication devoted to public sector asset ownership and management around the world. Speakers included Louis de Montpellier of State Street Global Advisors, Joaquim Levy of the World Bank Group and Mario Marcel of the Banco Central do Chile
Global growth and inflation figures, in addition to rising commodity prices and interest rates, point to the risk of staglation over the summer months. The geopolitical backdrop, and the threat of a US-China trade war, also has a whiff of stagflation about it.
The world is experiencing one of the longest economic expansions since records began and there's no end in sight, with muted inflationary pressures keeping interest rates low. Stock markets like this not too hot, not too cold 'Goldilocks' backdrop.
Global infrastructure financing has fallen short of its potential.Private sector investment and institutional investor capital are often raised as possible solutions for filling the infrastructure funding gap.
Productivity and economic growth continue to disappoint in most countries. Although analysts show a great deal of concern for the so-called 'productivity puzzle', little attention is paid to the real solution: freer markets and increased competition.
This month's poll focuses on how best to regulate large technology companies and financial institutions. Participants were asked: 'With companies like Amazon and Google beginning to offer similar services as banks, should 'big tech' be brought under the same regulations?'
