News & commentary
Read the latest financial and monetary policy news and commentary from OMFIF’s in-house analysts and global network of specialists.
Carving out new opportunities to improve gender balance
Senior technology roles in financial institutions could be a promising avenue for women in leadership
| By Arunima Sharan and Katerina Liu
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Import substitution and the economic downfall of Argentina
How misjudged policies led the economy astray
What is fair value? Price discovery for smaller issuers gets tougher
Calculations are complicated by increased subjectivity
This isn’t a corporation: US Treasury’s debt maturity management
Acting like a tactical issuer would be unwise
Argentina and Germany: two very different fiscal problems
Finding a responsible path forward will shape their destinies
German budget disarray sends out powerful ripples beyond Berlin
Olaf Scholz, encountering Liz Truss moment, could face early elections
Scotland must be serious about ‘kilts’ for it to make sense
Any issuance at present is purely symbolic
Scaling up sustainability-linked bonds issuance in emerging markets
Innovative financing instruments are not only distinct, they are necessary to ensure sustainable development
MDBs should be sensitive about the price of hybrid capital
More sources of funding need to be unlocked
International demand for European safe assets a ‘zero-sum game’
European triple-A public sector bond market saturated with similar ambitions
Africa continues to lay the groundwork for climate action
AFMI countries progress in incorporating ESG measures into their market infrastructure
Overhauling bank regulation will boost liquidity of government bonds
Hedge funds should be free to act as primary dealers in Europe
Finance minister Mario Marcel says Chile becoming green finance hub
Ambitious plans for sustainability-linked borrowing and renewable production
European DMOs step up retail issuance but not all are convinced
Belgium’s record-breaking retail bond transaction likened to a ‘monetary policy operation’
Greece is back but the recovery is not over
Investment grade status awarded for the first time in 12 years
