Alessandro Rivera, director general of Italy’s treasury and this year’s chair of the G20 finance deputies, joins Mark Sobel, OMFIF US chairman, for this OMFIF podcast. Rivera discusses the key priorities for Italy’s G20 presidency, presenting his country’s agenda for financial regulation, international financial architecture and international tax issues. He also offers his perspective on
Italy’s G20 priorities Read More »
Blockchain, crypto & digital currencies – a gamechanger for traditional finance Read More »
Francesco Papadia, senior fellow at Bruegel and previously of the European Central Bank and Banca d´Italia, Bill Papadakis, macro strategist at Banque Lombard Odier, and John Nugée, who has an expansive career in the world of reserve management including spells at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Bank of England, join OMFIF’s Ellie Groves. Drawing
After the strategy review: the road ahead for the ECB Read More »
Wolfram Seidemann, chief executive officer of G+D Currency Technology, joins John Orchard, CEO of OMFIF, to discuss how to overcome the major roadblocks, concerns and challenges of introducing a central bank digital currency and how policy-makers could address privacy concerns. They touch upon how a lack of financial literacy may impact the adoption of CBDC.
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Tamara Singh, head of Asia Pacific, speaks with Julian Vella, co-head of infrastructure at KPMG in Hong Kong, and Zheng Yu, professor at the school of international relations and public affairs at Fudan University, about the evolution of Asia’s special economic zones. They cover emerging trends in the development of fit-for-purpose cities, delving into the
The OMFIF/KPMG series: Evolution of Asia’s cities Read More »
Since the Suez crisis and imperial retreat, the UK has seesawed between affiliation to the US and to Europe, for a while managing both. What drove its decisions and were there better choices? Does Brexit change the geopolitical logic? How will the UK square its economic and strategic imperatives? Talking to OMFIF’s John Orchard, Philip
Global Britain or Britain alone? The FT’s Philip Stephens in conversation with OMFIF Read More »
OMFIF’s Danae Kyriakopoulou, chief economist and director of research, and Clive Horwood, managing editor and deputy chief executive officer, discuss the Sustainable Policy Institute’s Gender Balance Index, which was launched on 8th March. In this podcast, they talk about the expansion of the report to include commercial banks, the importance of gender diversity and what
Gender Balance Index 2021 Read More »
Daniel Tenengauzer, managing director and head of markets strategy at BNY Mellon, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman at OMFIF, to discuss the hurdles to opening economies after Covid-19, the evolution of inflation and its impact on the global bond market, and a view on emerging market foreign currencies, among others. Watch in your own time:
2021 global markets outlook: View from BNY Mellon Read More »
Charter cities can bring long-term economic growth through business and innovation enabled by well-functioning institutions. Mark Lutter, founder of the Charter Cities Institute, talks to OMFIF’s Kat Usita about the benefits that charter cities bring and successful examples of these. Watch in your own time: Fill out the form below to receive a weekly on
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Bhavin Patel, head of fintech at OMFIF, speaks with Douglas Arner, Kerry Holdings Professor in Law and director of the Asian Institute of International Law at the University of Hong Kong, and Charles Chang, deputy dean of academics, professor of finance and director of the fintech research centre at Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University.
Part 2: Fintech, payments, and CBDC in China Read More »
