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Retail CBDCs: Policy implications and rollout strategies

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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Taking stock: ECB strategy review and monetary policy challenges

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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In conversation with Kevin Stiroh: The role of the Federal Reserve in mitigating climate related financial risk

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

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Designing a financial system that responds to the climate threat and promotes a healthy planet

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

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Overcoming monetary challenges during the pandemic: view from central Europe

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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In focus: DMI Journal and Symposium

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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Ahead of the ECB

Danae Kyriakopoulou, chief economist and director of research at OMFIF, is joined by Ernst Welteke, former president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, and David Marsh, chairman of OMFIF, to delve into issues surrounding the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on 22 April. They touch upon the increase in European and German inflation, potential influence on

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Public versus private blockchains

Bhavin Patel, head of fintech research at OMFIF, is joined by Pietro Grassano, business solutions director at Algorand, to discuss the core differences between public and private blockchains. They distinguish between the definitions, properties (such as governance, scalability, speed, transparency and security), as well as the advantages and disadvantage of both types of networks. Finally,

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The OMFIF/KPMG series: Emerging trends in infrastructure

The infrastructure sector is evolving, putting greater emphasis on sustainability, digitalisation and the use of data to inform planning decisions. OMFIF’s Kat Usita speaks to Richard Threlfall, global head of infrastructure for KPMG, and Imad Fakhoury, global director of the infrastructure finance, PPPs and guarantees group of the World Bank, about their views on these

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