Sovereign funds will play a crucial role in supporting capital and investment moving into emerging markets. Ayman Soliman, chief executive officer, Sovereign Fund of Egypt, speaks with OMFIF at COP28 on the products, tools and infrastructure required to support transition finance in emerging markets. The discussion also covers the role of sovereign funds and how […]
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Anne Simpson, global head of sustainability at Franklin Templeton, joins OMFIF’s Emma McGarthy to discuss transition finance, the role of the private sector and blended finance in scaling the capital needed to drive a sustainable economy, and expectations for 2024 in the aftermath of COP28. Listen to the full conversation below.
The global bond markets have long been criticised for being inefficient, lacking integration and lagging in the adoption of digitalisation and technology. This is not for lack of effort, as there are fundamental flaws within the process of debt issuance making this burdensome. To understand these key issues and find solutions, OMFIF’s Sovereign Debt Institute
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Anna Wong, chief US economist for Bloomberg Economics, joins Mark Sobel, US chair of OMFIF, to discuss the outcomes of the 13 December Federal Open Market Committee meeting. They cover the US monetary policy outlook for 2024, including inflation, labour market prospects and the rate outlook.
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Achieving the targets set in the latest phase of the G20 cross-border payments programme will require collaboration and engagement between the public and private sector. In this year’s Future of payments report, we examine the diverse approaches being adopted by industry players and uncover the geopolitical factors driving their choices. To celebrate the launch of
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The 2023 forum, ‘Building bridges: advancing China-UK economic relations for a sustainable future’, was a pivotal platform for examining and developing areas of mutual economic benefit to China and the UK. The event built on 2022’s well-regarded integration of government and private sector perspectives from both countries through carefully moderated discussions to support policy and
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Accurately measuring how public funds are spent and the results they achieve is critical in facilitating effective public spending. OMFIF’s ‘Blockchain for public finance management’ series, developed in collaboration with EY, presented a comprehensive report distilling the insights gathered over a year of public and private conversations. We discussed the project’s key findings and the
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Short-term Treasury yields have reached their highest level in 17 years and 10-year Treasury yields have hit a 16-year high. As investors anticipate higher-for-longer interest rates, this roundtable explored the underlying reasons behind the current surge, assess its impact on the market and examine economic implications amid global geopolitical uncertainty. Opening remarks for “Treasury yields:
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Global public pension and sovereign funds are under intense scrutiny to navigate market volatility and deliver returns for their populations and economies. They are also increasingly expected to be leaders in supporting the green transition, while taking account of new data and technology to improve their functions. OMFIF’s Global Public Pensions 2023 report will unpack
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The next few years present a significant opportunity for Hungary to establish its credentials as an economic and financial centre, both regionally and more widely. This OMFIF conference in Budapest brought together a group of leading asset owners, investment managers, policy-makers, practitioners, bankers and other financial services providers with speakers from the official sector. They provided
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