On Demand (Podcasts)

In the first edition of the OMFIF-KPMG Asia Pacific podcast series, Jang Ping Thia, principal economist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, joins KPMG’s Sharad Somani and OMFIF’s Adam Cotter to discuss the future of infrastructure as an asset class. What can be done to ensure funding for infrastructure projects? Is the pandemic accelerating the adoption of technology

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the European Commission’s recovery plan, Argentina’s debt negotiations, and Japan’s stimulus package. Articles and other items referenced: Preventing Europe’s ‘Great Fragmentation’ Argentina and creditors enter new round Asia Pacific regional economic outlook Financing Japan’s record

Growth in Asia, hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, is forecast to be zero in 2020. Prospects for 2021 are uncertain, though strong growth is expected. Changyong Rhee, director of the International Monetary Fund’s Asia and Pacific department, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the impact of coronavirus on the region, actions taken

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on negative interest rates, Chinese banks’ cross-border activities, and decadent Brexit. Articles and other items referenced: UK negative rates could do more harm than good Chinese banks’ global footprints Covid-19 and the ‘decadent Brexit’ hypothesis Worldwide

The European Central Bank at the next monetary policy meeting on 4 June is expected to increase its pandemic emergency bond-buying programme by €400bn- €500bn, after having spent around €250bn of the €750 bn total up to end-May. That is the forecast of Didier Borowski, head of global views at French asset manager Amundi, in

Part three of the OMFIF/EY Covid response series Welcome to part three of our special series with EY on the economic response measures to the Covid-19 crisis. In this edition, David Marsh is joined by Simon Woods, EY’s global response leader for the Covid-19 repercussions on the insurance industry. They discuss the pandemic’s effect on

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the Franco-German proposal for a €500bn recovery fund, the impact of Covid-19 on real estate markets, the outlook for this decade, and the return of German government borrowing. Articles and other items referenced: Franco-German fund

As US-China tensions fuel economic nationalism and protectionism, globalisation could be coming to an end. Xiaolan Fu, director of the Technology and Management Centre for Development at the University of Oxford, joins OMFIF’s Brandon Chye to discuss the short-term disruptions and long-term transformations to global value chains and international trade. Fill out the form below

James Blair, fixed income investment director at Capital Group, joins Pierre Ortlieb, economist at OMFIF, to discuss the state of play in global bond markets. They cover Capital Group’s approach to credit investments, opportunities in emerging markets, and the global central bank response to the pandemic shock. Other themes include the global long-term interest rate