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Read the latest financial and monetary policy news and commentary from OMFIF’s in-house analysts and global network of specialists.
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Geopolitical risk has shifted into higher gear since Marrakech
The world keeps turning, and not for the better
MDBs should be sensitive about the price of hybrid capital
More sources of funding need to be unlocked
Climate-aware investing is crucial to financial security
Implementing a portfolio decarbonisation pathway
No country in Africa ‘standing still’ in financial market development
AFMI launch panellists discuss their progress
Bank of England chief economist: ‘More work to do’ to get to 2%
Monetary policy-makers facing a very ‘different distribution of macroeconomic shocks’
International demand for European safe assets a ‘zero-sum game’
European triple-A public sector bond market saturated with similar ambitions
Institutions are coming, but is crypto still waiting?
Traditional financial institutions finally beginning to embrace bank-grade digital assets
A two-state solution will be hard-fought
Middle East war to continue as long as Russo-Ukraine conflict
African markets make progress despite global shocks
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index scores increase for the second year running
How Ukraine reconstruction could help Europe
Hopes and hurdles for enlargement process spurred by Russian war
What ‘higher-for-longer’ would mean for global public investors
Global public funds walking a tightrope between risk and return
Africa continues to lay the groundwork for climate action
AFMI countries progress in incorporating ESG measures into their market infrastructure
Regulators are rebuilding trust in digital assets
OMFIF report finds progress in convergence of digital and traditional financial worlds
PayPal’s stablecoin could shake up payments world
Modernising both traditional payments systems and regulatory frameworks
