Bhavin Patel, head of fintech research at OMFIF, is joined by Serey Chea, director general of the national bank of Cambodia, and Agne Makauskaite, Asia Pacific head of public policy for regulated industries at Amazon Web Services. They discuss the role technology plays in fostering financial inclusion. They review how technology can help overcome some
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Helena Adegas, head of markets, Banco de Portugal, and Adriana Pierelli, managing director global client management and head of ESG for BNY Mellon’s European Bank, speak to Emma McGarthy, programmes manager in sustainable policy, OMFIF, about the importance of gender diversity in decision-making for better investment returns and risk management. They discuss the role of
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As India’s economy slowly returns to growth, recovery is expected to gather pace as consumers and investors shake off the effects of the pandemic. Sujoy Bose, chief executive officer of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, discusses the investment landscape and the opportunities present in India. Watch in your own time: Fill out the form
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Natacha Valla, dean of the School of Management and Innovation at Sciences Po in Paris and former deputy director of monetary policy at the European Central Bank, and Thomas Mayer, founding director of the Flossbach von Storch Research Institute, discuss the concept of money and the way it is changing as a result of the pandemic
Central banks around the world have intensified their research and experimentation in central bank digital currency. Given financial stability and disintermediation concerns, consumer-ready CBDCs have captured global attention with much of the discussion focusing on public-private partnerships. This panel will explore the policy implications of a new form of programmable money for central banks and
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Philip Lane, chief economist and member of the executive board of the European Central Bank, discusses the current status of the ECB’s monetary policy strategy review and challenges for monetary policy in the current environment. This discussion is taken from a virtual live broadcast with Philip Lane. Watch the event. Article – ECB asset purchases
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Kevin Stiroh, senior adviser in the Supervision Division at the Federal Reserve, discusses the Fed’s Supervision Climate Committee and its work to increase standards, supervisory practice and capital to mitigate climate-related financial risk. Kevin discusses the Fed’s efforts to build coordination with national and international bodies, as well as challenges around data modelling climate-related risk
Margaret Kuhlow, finance practice leader at WWF, joins Emma McGarthy, programme manager of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, to discuss how finance can be a powerful tool for addressing climate change, and how financial flows can be directed to meet the Paris agreement objectives. They discuss how building a resilient recovery from Covid-19 can help make
David Marsh, OMFIF chairman, is joined by Marek Mora, deputy governor, Czech National Bank, and Zuzana Schwidrowski, director, public finance, Scope Ratings, to discuss the CNB’s monetary response to Covid-19 and the challenges confronting central banks. They delve into a multitude of topics including the CNB’s pandemic track record, the possible extension of the ECB’s
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OMFIF’s Katie-Ann Wilson and Bhavin Patel discuss the forthcoming DMI Journal and offer a sneak peek into what you can expect at the DMI’s inaugural Symposium on the 28-29 April. The Journal covers the latest developments in the payment space, insights from the Bank of England’s real-time gross settlement team, and the move from competition
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