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Driving biodiversity and conservation finance: In-conversation with WWF

Thomas Vellacot, CEO, WWF Switzerland, joins Emma McGarthy, head of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, to discuss the role WWF is playing in biodiversity and conservation finance. They discuss how governments and private industries are developing financing solutions to protect and sustainably manage natural resources. They explore solutions to biodiversity financing and risk considerations, as well

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Ahead of the ECB: inflation, central bank reserves management and risks

Max Castelli and Athanasios Orphanides discuss inflation expectations in the euro area and how these impact monetary policy thinking and market behaviour. Talking to Ellie Groves, Castelli, head of strategy, global sovereign markets at UBS Asset Management, and Orphanides, who is professor of the practice of global economics and management at the Massachusetts Institute of

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Technical issues around the introduction of CBDCs and their policy implications

As economies around the world look for ways to foster greater financial inclusion, conversations have increased around upgrading the global payments system, both wholesale and retail. Koji Fusa, chief executive officer at GVE, joins John Orchard, chief executive officer of OMFIF, to discuss the tension between privacy and oversight if physical cash is phased out,

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CBDCs, stablecoins and geopolitical implications

As economies around the world move towards increased digitalisation and look to foster greater financial inclusion, central bank digital currencies could prove to be crucial to safeguarding central bank money. James Wallis, vice president, central bank engagements and CBDCs, RippleX at Ripple, joins John Orchard, chief executive officer of OMFIF, to discuss the economic benefits

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Ahead of the ECB: challenges ahead in monetary policy and reserves management

Interest rates are increasing as the ‘transitory’ rise in inflation appears to be more persistent than previously thought. Max Castelli, head of strategy, global sovereign markets, UBS Asset Management, talks with David Marsh, OMFIF chairman, about the European Central Bank’s policies ahead of the all-important end-of-year governing council meeting on 16 December, where the central

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The third wave of fintech innovation

As innovation in fintech continues to accelerate, it is important to understand the needs and expectations of consumers, how the evolution of technologies may improve financial access and health, and the conditions and requirements for responsible and equitable innovation. How will current approaches and frameworks evolve as the speed, infrastructure and providers of financial services rapidly

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Lessons learned from building a blockchain-based CBDC

Pietro Grassano, business solutions director for Europe at Algorand, delves into the issue of tokenised money and the need for tokenisation to occur on a domestic and cross-border level. The podcast comes ahead of the release of ‘Future of cross-border payments’, a report OMFIF created in partnership with Algorand. The podcast broaches topics such as

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Retail CBDC and its implications for European Monetary Union

The transition to digital currencies continues at a rapid pace and has been accelerated by Covid-19. As the economy moves towards a greater degree of digitalisation, a retail central bank digital currency could prove important in safeguarding central bank money as well as protecting the interest of consumers and vendors online. The main topics of

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