Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, joins OMFIF to discuss the latest outlook for the UK economy and public finances following the autumn 2025 budget.
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In this public event, Ignazio Visco, Governor Emeritus of the Bank of Italy, will discuss Europe’s role in an increasingly fragmented and uncertain world with Jörg Kukies and Anne Simpson. This event is in partnership with the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. For more information and to register both in-person and online, please
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Susanne Baumann, German ambassador to the UK, hosts a reception to mark the publication of David Marsh’s new book, Can Europe Survive? The Story of a Continent in a Fractured World. Marsh will be joined by Joachim Nagel, president, Deutsche Bundesbank, to discuss the findings of his book and monetary policy in the new geopolitical
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The UK-European Union summit in May 2025 marked a turning point in the complex post-Brexit bilateral relationship, bringing a renewed focus on co-operation and the establishment of a strategic partnership, laying the groundwork for future negotiations. During this lunchtime discussion, Mario Monti, former prime minister of Italy, and Lord Simon McDonald, former permanent under secretary
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This seminar builds on OMFIF-EY work on the future of public money and how governments can more effectively allocate public funds to support better fiscal, economic and societal outcomes. It considers global efforts on public finance management, positive and negative feedback effects on countries’ credit ratings, the impact of digitalisation in enhancing outcomes and the
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Following the publication of OMFIF’s Global Public Investor 2025, this seminar explores the latest trends in foreign exchange reserve management. Expert speakers consider the impact of the second Donald Trump presidency on the standing of the dollar, European Central Bank credibility and performance, enhancing the international role of the euro and the influence on European
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Gold is now back in vogue among central banks worldwide as the ultimate safe asset. The war sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has propelled a sharp and apparently self-feeding increase in the number of central banks purchasing the yellow metal. This has spread well beyond China, Russia and other countries
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Technological progress is leading to the rapid digitalisation of payments systems – a critical pillar of the global economy. At the same time, the emergence of digital assets is unfolding in an era of greater geopolitical instability for financial systems. This seminar examines the risks and opportunities shaping the future of digital payments and the
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OMFIF is convening an expert panel to discuss topical issues relating to capital markets union in Europe and the outlook for plans to facilitate financing across European institutions. Participants consider the implications for issuance of sterling and euro-denominated bonds across European capital markets, financing public goods through European institutions and the effects of greater capital
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In an era where protectionism, geopolitical tensions and volatile policy-making are becoming norms, OMFIF brings together expert speakers to discuss the geoeconomic landscape in the first year of the second Donald Trump administration. Key topics for consideration include the durability of the changes to the macroeconomic landscape, China and trade disputes with the US, the
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