For the ninth consecutive year, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index assesses financial development in African countries based on market accessibility, openness and transparency. Produced by OMFIF and sponsored by Absa, the index evaluates 29 African countries with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. It combines quantitative data analysis with survey […]
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For the ninth consecutive year, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index will assess financial development in African countries based on market accessibility, openness and transparency. Produced by OMFIF and sponsored by Absa, the index evaluates 29 African countries with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. It combines quantitative data analysis with
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Lael Brainard, former director of the U.S. National Economic Council, join OMFIF US Chair Mark Sobel for a discussion on US fiscal policy and the economic outlook. The conversation explores the CBO’s projections for near- and long-term debt and deficits, including the underlying economic assumptions, and the prospects and challenges for stabilisation.
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Hester Peirce, commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission and leader of the SEC Crypto Task Force, joins Patricia Haas Cleveland, OMFIF’s US president, to discuss the task force’s next phase and the US regulatory outlook for digital asset governance. Following recent developments, including the SEC’s new guidance on staking and bipartisan momentum behind
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As digital payments evolve and stablecoins gain traction, central banks and policy-makers face pressing questions about the future of money. This roundtable explores how stablecoins are reshaping the financial landscape and what this means for the singleness of money – the principle that ensures all units of money in an economy are interchangeable at face
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Building on previous OMFIF-EY work on the future of public money, this year’s project begins with a roundtable to explore how governments can more effectively allocate public funds to support better fiscal, economic and societal outcomes. This off-the-record event in Washington DC consists of 25 senior representatives from across the public and private sectors. The
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Daleep Singh, former US deputy national security adviser, and Eddie Fishman, former US state department official and author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, join Mark Sobel, OMFIF’s US chair, to explore the evolution and effectiveness of US financial sanctions. The roundtable examines lessons from US sanctions on Russia, challenges and
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Central banks are at a crossroads in shaping the future of digital finance. The emergence of tokenised financial infrastructures raises key questions about the role of central bank and commercial bank money tokens, particularly tokenised deposits, stablecoins, instant payments and the channels of interlinkages across such systems. Central banks recognise the need to actively engage
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The increasingly volatile global economic environment adds to the challenges facing many emerging and frontier economies in servicing their external debts. This roundtable, organised in partnership with Crown Agents Bank, examines fresh solutions for policy-makers to meet external debt obligations and minimise currency risks. This off-the-record discussion convenes 25-30 representatives from central banks, international organisations
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Following the launch of OMFIF’s 2025 Gender Balance Index, this lunch briefing hosted in partnership with Franklin Templeton examines some of the report’s key findings and the ways women are represented in financial institutions. The discussion considers the types of roles held by women in finance and the issues women face in progressing up the
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