Chad Harper, global payments fellow of Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, joins Katie-Ann Wilson, managing director of OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute, to discuss the VEEI’s new research on the importance of choice and trade-offs when looking at digital remittances. They discuss key trends in the global costs of remittances as well as the progress that is
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In the last year, central banks across the world have been forced to navigate persistent inflation, suppressed growth and heightened geopolitical tensions. However, these forces have been most apparent for reserve managers in Africa. Compounded with the lingering effects of the pandemic, reserves saw the greatest decrease in international reserve levels in 2022 and many
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Oliver Berger, head of Middle East & Africa at State Street Corporation, joins Taylor Pearce, senior economist at OMFIF, to discuss the key findings of the ‘Central banks in the digital age: bringing data into focus’ report. They explore the macro factors driving IT transformations in central banks and how central banks are approaching this,
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Simone Utermarck, director of sustainable finance, International Capital Market Association, joins Emma McGarthy, head of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, to discuss ICMA’s updated guidance on climate transition finance, transition bond issuances and greenwashing concerns linked to transition finance. They explore the role ICMA is playing in driving transition finance, what issuers need to consider with
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We have entered a new demographic paradigm. Birth rates have declined in many countries, while advancements in healthcare have led to longer life expectancies. As societies age, a range of economic dimensions are affected, from labour markets and productivity to public finances and social welfare systems. Join Nikhil Sanghani, managing director of research, and Taylor
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Despite improvements in domestic payments, cross-border payments remain too slow and expensive for end users, particularly in emerging market economies. Daniel Nagy, business analyst, CBDC at Giesecke+Devrient, joins Lewis McLellan, editor of OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute, to discuss how central bank digital currencies might help address the challenges of the cross-border payments market. Nagy describes
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Joan Prats, lead financial specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, joins Burhan Khadbai, head of content at OMFIF’s Sovereign Debt Institute, to examine Ecuador’s debt-for-nature swap, completed in May 2023. They cover the highlights of the transaction, including the new credit enhancement structure and record size, the important role the IADB played in the deal
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Feeling the heat of high inflation and weakening global growth, central bank reserve managers are steering the investment world through stormy seas. Massimiliano Castelli, head of strategy and advice, global sovereign markets at UBS Asset Management, joins Taylor Pearce, senior economist at OMFIF, to discuss the investment landscape for reserve managers, currency and asset allocation
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Technology is causing rapid changes in how we use money, with private and public solutions competing and catalysing each other’s developments. Douglas Elliott, partner at Oliver Wyman, and Larissa de Lima, senior fellow at the Oliver Wyman Forum, join Lewis McLellan, editor of OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute, to discuss their views on the evolving paradigm
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