On Demand (Podcasts)

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

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

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

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

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:

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

Charles Goodhart, emeritus professor of banking and finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Manoj Pradhan, founder of Talking Heads Macro, a research firm, discuss their book The Great Demographic Reversal: Ageing Societies, Waning Inequality, and an Inflation Revival. The discussion, led by David Marsh, OMFIF chairman, centres on the effects of demography on