News & commentary
Read the latest financial and monetary policy news and commentary from OMFIF’s in-house analysts and global network of specialists.
No net zero without nature-positive outcomes
Nature-positive solutions must be built into navigating sustainability risks in capital markets
| By Marcus Pratsch
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The US is pursuing an unconventional sovereign wealth fund
A decentralised catalyst for a bitcoin, rare earth and AI action plan
It’s time for China to allow large renminbi appreciation
A necessary step in rebooting the economy and dampening global turmoil
Both government liabilities and assets matter for sovereign risk
Singapore builds case for public asset management and bond yields
Meghnad Desai: mentor, ‘Rebellious Lord’, internationalist bridge-builder
Economist for all seasons with taste for argument and logic, chaired OMFIF advisory council for 15 yearsÂ
Is the writing on the wall for the dollar?
Investors and reserve managers are reconsidering what stability means
Trump’s trade deal and Merz’s honeymoon that never was
Diverse German and French reactions with consequences for Commission president
Do debt swaps deliver on development finance?
Evidence from borrowing countries reveals systematic twin-objective failure
Brics currencies are no realistic alternative to the dollar
Discussions about de-dollarisation fall short when it comes to finding a credible replacement
Flawed IMF external policy and exchange rate work
The IMF’s 2025 External Sector Report could have achieved much more
Crypto has a long way to go
The World Bank presents a framework for evaluating cryptoassets in reserve management
Ensuring liquidity flows in an evolving global landscape
Non-bank financial institutions are playing an important role
Starmer-Merz balancing act over defence, finance and economics
Relationship forged in railway carriage in four-way manoeuvring with Trump and Macron
Gold is Mongolia’s natural reserve strategy
The gold sector plays a catalytic role in reserve accumulation and portfolio diversification in Mongolia
FCA issues new call to action for more agile regulatory environment
‘UK cannot afford to view financial regulation in isolation from growth’
The perverse globalism of Donald Trump
His efforts may ironically lead to a better version of globalisation
How to reset UK fiscal policy after the retreat on benefit reform
Credibility will be key to ensuring market confidence
