Press releases

Euromoney’s Clive Horwood joins OMFIF as managing editor and deputy CEO
New executive team member will enhance independent coverage and help lead strategic expansion Clive Horwood,

Regional integration strengthens Central America’s resilience and unlocks investment opportunities
The inaugural ‘Central America: Integration, investment and trade opportunities’ report, produced by OMFIF jointly with

Singh, ex-GIC and Westpac, to head OMFIF Asia Pacific
Think tank strengthens sustainability and digital expertise with new Asia head OMFIF is pleased to

Fourth annual Absa-OMFIF report shows African markets face extreme test of resilience due to Covid-19
Highlights: Average overall score dips to 51 out of 100Â from 53 in 2019, partly due

ESG report: The role of data in sustainable investment
Climate issues highlight technical gaps in the practical usage of non-financial data Granular tracking through technology has

Momentum builds for ESG investment among global public investors, according to OMFIF-BNY Mellon survey
Over 90% of global public investors have specific environmental, social and governance investment policies in

GPI 2020: Reach for yield collides with Covid-19 flight to safety
GPIs turn back to sovereign debt and gold, but alternative investments such as real estate

Central bank digital currencies – who will be the first?
The forum for central banks and private sector participants OMFIF, the global central banking think tank, announces

Central banks make slow progress on gender diversity
Gender diversity in central banks, sovereign funds and European public pension funds is up slightly

Central banks plan radical change in regulatory landscape to tackle climate crisis – time for banks to get ready
70% of central banks and regulators see climate change as ‘major threat’ to financial stability

OMFIF global opinion survey: Central banks most trusted to issue digital currency, tech companies the least
Central banks are significantly more trusted than potential competing digital currency issuers such as tech

A central bank will issue a consumer-ready digital currency within five years
73% of central bank survey respondents would require retail CBDCs to be available under all

African countries progressing towards investment-supportive financial markets
Consistent improvements since 2017 launch of Africa Financial Markets Index Washington, 18 October 2019: New

OMFIF joins advisory council of Energy Efficient Mortgages Pilot Scheme
The Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative is pleased to announce that OMFIF has joined the advisory council of

Euromoney’s Orchard goes to OMFIF
New chief executive signals think tank's expanded ambitions John Orchard, managing director of the banking

Central banks top $1tn in riskier reserve assets
Public investments in equities and corporate bonds set to grow further Central banks increased reserve