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 1: Fintech, payments, and CBDC in China Read More »
Susan Lund, partner at McKinsey & Company and leader of the McKinsey Global Institute, and Carl Benedikt Frey, Oxford Martin Citi fellow at the University of Oxford, and author of The Technology Trap, join Ellie Groves, deputy head of programming and Europe manager at OMFIF, to discuss the impact of Covid-19 in accelerating the shift
Remote working and Covid-19: impact on businesses, people and governments Read More »
Dimitri Demekas, visiting senior fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics and special adviser to the Bank of England, and Ludger Schuknecht, former chief economist of the German ministry of finance and deputy secretary-general at the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, join Danae Kyriakopoulou, chief economist and director
Financial stability in Europe 2021 Read More »
With a shifting geopolitical landscape, due to the Covid-19 response, US elections and rise of China, the upcoming election in Germany comes at an interesting time for European politics. Josef Joffe, publisher-editor of Die Zeit, joins David Marsh, OMFIF chairman, to discuss his new book Der gute Deutsche (The Good German). Presenting the case that
Germany’s political transformation and role in Europe Read More »
Michael Sung, professor in the fintech research centre at Fudan University’s Fanhai International School of Finance, joins Pierre Ortlieb, economist at OMFIF, to discuss the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency project, the broader central bank digital currency ecosystem and China’s efforts to internationalise its currency. They delve into the mechanics of the PBoC’s digital
Renminbi between digitalisation and internationalisation Read More »
Join Ellie Groves, deputy head of programming and Europe manager and Danae Kyriakopoulou, chief economist and director of research at OMFIF on the last podcast of 2020. The discussion touches on key topics from the year, among which include the impact of COVID-19 and the actions taken by central banks, the European Union, and finance
Raul Rosales, senior executive fellow at the centre for climate finance and investment at Imperial College Business School, joins Danae Kyriakopoulou, chief economist and director of research at OMFIF, to discuss Covid-19’s effects on the renewable energy landscape. Opportunities for investment in infrastructure and renewable energy in Spain, UK and beyond are discussed as well.
Renewable energy as asset class Read More »
Covid-19 has overhauled working norms, prompting a widespread shift to remote working and testing new areas of operational management. Sofie De Beule-Roloff, chief operating officer of the European Stability Mechanism, and Emmanuel Dooseman, partner and global head of banking at Mazars, join OMFIF’s Kat Usita to discuss the challenges that employers and workers face during
Working in crisis Read More »
Michael Pettis, professor of finance at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss China’s macroeconomic outlook and the health of its financial system. They cover the future US-China relationship under President Joe Biden, the lasting impact of Donald Trump’s trade policies, and Chinese monetary and currency policy.
In conversation with Michael Pettis: China’s economy and outlook Read More »
VÃtor Constâncio, former vice-president of the European Central Bank, governor of Banco de Portugal and Portuguese finance minister, joins Christian Kopf, head of fixed income at Union Investment, and David Marsh, OMFIF chairman. They cover the state of the euro area economy and the challenges of Covid-19. They discuss the ECB and European Commission economic
Euro area economic outlook Read More »
