In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on Libor, Japanese austerity, and how central banks should respond to the coronavirus crisis. Later, she talks about the Gender Balance Index 2020, which was launched on 5 March. Articles and other
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In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, Joe Biden has emerged as the frontrunner in the US Democratic primaries. The contest to find the candidate to beat President Donald Trump is quickly becoming a two-horse race to scoop up the remaining delegate votes and build a coalition of supporters in key states. Mark Sobel, US
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On 27 February, the UK government released a policy paper on its approach to negotiations with the European Union. Andrew Pilgrim, associate partner for financial services and government at EY, and Georgina Wright, senior researcher at the Institute for Government, join OMFIF’s Ben Rands to provide an overview of what this paper means for the
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In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on how Pete Buttigieg is attempting to set himself apart from his Democratic rivals, central banks’ role in shaping the future of payments, and Norway’s sovereign wealth push. Articles and other items
On 21 February, Andy Rothman, investment strategist at Matthews Asia, joined Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the impact of coronavirus on the Chinese economy and its neighbouring countries. They assessed the issues surrounding the accuracy of economic and health data, the epidemic’s effect on the consumer and services sectors, and prospects for
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In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on central banks’ barometer of political independence, the effect of monetary policy on trust in central banks, and sustainable finance initiatives in Southeast Asia. Later, Julie presents OMFIF’s latest report, ‘Tackling climate
Philipp Steinberg, head of economic policy at the German economics ministry, joins Ellie Groves, OMFIF’s programmes manager for Europe, to discuss the structural challenges Germany faces. Their conversation details how Berlin is responding to the reality of digitalisation, geopolitical uncertainty, climate change and demographic shifts. The podcast ends with a discussion on the banking sector
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In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on Friedrich Merz’s hurdles on the path to German leadership, the US Department of Commerce’s recent proposal on currency valuation, and the possible power struggle awaiting
Climate risk has been driven to the core of policy-making, but there is no consensus on how public investors, central banks, sovereign funds and public pension funds should respond. Isabelle Mateos y Lago, deputy head of the official institutions group at BlackRock, joins OMFIF’s Danae Kyriakopoulou to discuss the roles and responsibilities of official institutions
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In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the green deal for Europe and Libra, Facebook’s digital currency. To receive our newsletters, visit https://thinktank.omfif.org/subscribe. Articles and other items referenced: ‘Green deal’ could deepen EU
