Press releases

Slow progress in 10 years of the Gender Balance Index
Men’s dominance at the top of central banks and financial institutions is unlikely to change

SPI partners with Global Ethical Finance Initiative
OMFIF's Sustainable Policy Institute has become a partner of the Ethical Finance Global 2022 summit,

Reserves managers face up to tough investment environment
Most central bank reserves managers are resigned to a period of higher inflation and lower

Neil Williams joins OMFIF as chief economist
OMFIF, the central banking think tank, has appointed Neil Williams as chief economist to lead

Fifth annual Absa-OMFIF Africa Financial Markets Index finds that African markets are still innovating amid liquidity struggles.
Innovations in sustainable finance and digital transformation, alongside important initiatives in transparency and regulation, will

Spearheading digital innovation and cross-border payments: the Arab CBDC conference
The Arab Monetary Fund and OMFIF co-host the regional conference ‘Spearheading digital innovation and cross-border

Lily Zhu joins OMFIF to lead wealth management drive
Forum will continue to add influential international investors to its network Lily Zhu, the former

GPI 2021: Central banks will accelerate rise of the renminbi, OMFIF report reveals
Covid-19 impact and low interest rate environment prompt fundamental shift in asset and currency allocation

OMFIF starts poll on German corporate sustainability
OMFIF, the international forum for central banking and public policy, has started a major polling

Deutsche Wirtschaft im Strukturwandel
Das internationale Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut OMFIF veröffentlicht im Juni 2021 einen Benchmark-Bericht mit Umfrage- Rankings und Datenanalysen,

OMFIF strengthens advisory council with emphasis on Asia
OMFIF, the international forum for central banking and public policy, is strengthening its advisory council

Fewer than 1% of leading global financial institutions have achieved gender balance
Financial institutions are failing to accelerate diversity drives, the eighth edition of OMFIF’s Gender Balance

OMFIF sets course for German expansion
Meyer-Schwickerath, former British Chamber of Commerce head, will lead Germany venture OMFIF is establishing operations

Collaboration will be key to the future of payments, new OMFIF report reveals
10 December 2020:Â Two-thirds of central banks believe they could or should explore direct collaboration with

APAC financial inclusion surges forward through the power of the cloud
New report from OMFIF and AWS shows central banks in Asia believe new technology and

OMFIF releases landmark Global Public Pensions report
Almost half of the world’s public pension fund assets are located in equities, real assets