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ESG series: Financing environmentally sustainable projects

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘Financing environmentally sustainable projects’. Mike Korchinsky, founder and president of Wildlife Works, joins Anton Varga, programmer at OMFIF. They discuss the United Nations programme to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, strategies to achieve emissions reductions, the role played by national governments and international organisations, and the overall […]

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ESG series: The macroeconomic implications of climate change

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘The macroeconomic implications of climate change’. Vinod Thomas, visiting professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia and chief representative in Singapore. They discuss countries’ increasing exposure and vulnerability to climate change, its impact on economic growth and the challenges facing

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Globalisation series: The role of ecommerce in boosting global trade

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘The role of ecommerce in boosting global trade.’ Ecommerce and its related services are tackling the high costs and complexities of global trade. This is encouraging greater trade participation by small firms and less developed regions, a shift which could be transformational in the context of rising protectionism elsewhere.

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ESG series: Developing greening infrastructure

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ’Developing greening infrastructure’. Joachim von Amsberg, vice-president of policy and strategy at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, joins Adam Cotter, head of Asia at OMFIF. They discuss the AIIB’s infrastructure financing solutions, steps taken in integrating ESG considerations into its investment processes, and how disruptive innovation and technological changes

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ESG series: Developing financial centres for sustainability

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘Developing financial centres for sustainability’. Kristina Jeromin, head of group sustainability at Deutsche Börse, and Karsten Löffler, co-head of the Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, speak with Anton Varga from OMFIF. The discussion focuses on the

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Fed Talk

Danae Kyriakopoulou, OMFIF’s chief economist and head of research, is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the outlook for monetary policy in the US. Speakers include: Patricia Mosser, Director, Initiative on Central Banking and Financial Policy, Columbia University; Ebrahim Rahbari, Managing Director, Global Economics at Citi; and Christopher Probyn, Chief Economist, State Street

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ESG series: EU Commission action plan on sustainable finance

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘EU Commission action plan on sustainable finance’. Nick Robins, Co-Director at the United Nations Environment Programme and Philippe Zaouati, Chief Executive Officer at Mirova, speak with Marcin Stepan from OMFIF. The discussion focuses on the implications of the EU’s strategy in how to integrate sustainability considerations into its financial

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Globalisation series: The other half of macroeconomics

Globalisation series: ‘The other half of macroeconomics.’ Richard Koo, chief economist at the Nomura Research Institute, joins Adam Cotter, head of Asia at OMFIF. They speak about central banks and their inflation targets, monetary easing, and the measures policy-makers may implement to overcome the difficulties that advanced countries face today.

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Globalisation series: Derisking in the Pacific

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Derisking in the Pacific.’ Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance at the Asian Development Bank, joins Anton Varga, programmer at OMFIF. They discuss the impact of derisking on the financial sector, correspondent banking and trade finance in emerging markets in Asia Pacific. They examine the effectiveness

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Gender Balance Index launch special episode: Gender diversity

OMFIF Gender Balance Index launch special episode on ‘Gender diversity’. Boon Chye Loh, chair of Singapore’s Diversity Action Committee and chief executive of the Singapore Exchange, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They discuss the current state of gender diversity in Singaporean industry, the importance and benefits of gender balance, and how men can play

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