Drawing on the OMFIF commonwealth of experts, opinion-formers and lead actors, our Corona Consequences series presents a debate that aims to be intriguing, stimulating, provocative and partial. We span politics, economics, technology, environment issues and psychology. Scanning the international scene through the OMFIF central banking and public policy lens, writers encompass a wide spectrum of geography and opinion.

Disruptor or enabler? The artificial intelligence revolution
AI development marks a watershed moment despite security concerns ...
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Borrowers urged to issue more sustainability-linked bonds
Narrowly missing targets is a sign of issuer ambition – not failure ...
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CBDCs can help protect against surveillance capitalism
Digital currencies present an opportunity to improve payments privacy, not worsen it ...
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German coalition woes hold back financial market progress
‘The green deal will fail unless it is backed by a proper capital market union’ ...
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Harker favours ‘skip’ in US interest rate tightening
Philadelphia Fed chief on return to 2% inflation: ‘We don’t have to crush the economy’ ...
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The macroeconomics of artificial intelligence
Policy-makers should take lessons from history to curtail risk ...
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CBDC platforms are revolutionising financial inclusion
Green transition and cybersecurity also key concerns ...
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Should SSA and sovereign markets be grouped together?
Public sector bond market divided over how to boost liquidity in Europe ...
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Credit market developments may limit ECB actions on interest rates
‘Some of the risks of the 2008-12 period could resurface’ ...
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Multi-CBDC cross-border payments systems inch closer to reality
Foreign exchange liquidity and governance will be key considerations ...
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Real-time settlement of bonds is ‘fundamentally problematic’
Still a long way to go in digitalisation of debt capital markets ...
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Economics at the heart of Türkiye’s run-off election
Results will reach far beyond the state of the country’s democracy and regional standing ...
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