On Demand (Podcasts)

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

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Productivity and the Phillips curve’. Prof. Bernard Yeung, dean and professor of finance and strategic management at the National University of Singapore Business School, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They speak about the impact of technological advancements and globalisation, as well as the future of the Phillips curve

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Financial innovation and resilience.’ Sopnendu Mohanty, chief fintech officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They focus on the disruptive impact of technological advances, the impact of cryptocurrencies on central banks and developments in cybersecurity and data privacy. They also discuss how fintech can

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Political risk series: ‘Italian elections.’ Riccardo Barbieri, chief economist at the Italian Treasury, and Erik Jones, professor of political economy at Johns Hopkins University, join Sofia Melis from OMFIF. They discuss the Italian general election on 4 March and potential markets reactions, as well as the country’s relationship with the EU and Italy’s

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘The role of services in global trade.’ Lucian Cernat, chief trade economist at the European Commission, joins Ben Robinson, senior economist at OMFIF. They discuss changing patterns of trade and investment resulting from the growing importance of services to production, competitiveness and employment. They address the dominant role of

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Regional Integration in Africa.’ Hippolyte Fofack, chief economist and director of research at the African Export-Import Bank, and Paul Brenton, lead economist in the department of trade and competitiveness at the World Bank, join Danae Kyriakopoulou, OMFIF’s chief economist and head of research. They focus on patterns of African trade agreements and

In Conversation: Will Jackson-Moore, global private equity and sovereign investment funds leader at PwC, joins Ben Robinson, OMFIF’s senior economist. They focus on the driving forces behind sovereign funds’ alternative asset investments, as well as the policy, regulatory and market-based implications.

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Global implications of national debt.’ Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and former chair of the UK’s Financial Services Authority, joins Vicky Pryce, economist and board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research. They discuss public and private debt around the world, focusing

In Conversation: Oliver Thew from OMFIF is joined by Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and professor of practice at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University from 2015-2017, who recently established the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation. They discuss economic growth in Nigeria, the country’s

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Trade in the Asia Pacific region.’ Alan Bollard, executive director of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation secretariat in Singapore, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They focus on the challenges to the global trading environment and the outlook for Asia Pacific in the light of the 2020 deadline set by