The OMFIF Podcast

Fintech series: Central banks and digital currencies pt. 2

OMFIF Focus Podcast - Fintech series: 'Central banks and digital currencies pt. 2'.  Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF, is joined by Mojmir Hampl, Vice Governor, Czech National Bank. The conversation examines the issues surrounding the development of central bank digital currencies, including potential risks and benefits for the global financial system.

Fintech series: Central banks and digital currencies pt.1

OMFIF Focus podcast – Fintech series: ‘Central banks and digital currencies’. Hiromi Yamaoka, director general of the payments and settlements systems department at the Bank of Japan, joins Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF . The conversation examines the issues surrounding the development of central bank digital currencies, including potential risks and benefits for the global financial system.

Green Finance series: Greening up infrastructure

OMFIF Focus podcast - Green Finance series: 'Greening up infrastructure'. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative, joins Marcin Stepan, programmes manager for Europe at OMFIF to discuss issues connected with infrastructure in the sphere of green finance. 

Green Finance series: The policy and regulation behind Green Finance

OMFIF Focus podcast - Green Finance series: 'The policy and regulation behind Green Finance'. Rupert White, Commercial and Corporate Finance Advisor, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and George Papaconstantinou who was Greek Finance Minister 2009-11 and Greek Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change 2011-12, joins Marcin Stepan, programmes manager for Europe at OMFIF. The topics of discussion include the current regulations in place in the Green Finance sphere and how policy makers can do more to promote this sector.

 

 

 

Green Finance series: Global Public Investors driving the green finance market

OMFIF Focus podcast - Green Finance series: 'Global Public Investors driving the green finance market'. OMFIF economist Ben Robinson discusses the development of the green finance market and the role of Global Public Investors in boosting issuance and driving demand. Plus an interview with Joël Prohin, head of asset management, Caisse des Dépôts. 

 

Green Finance series: What does it mean to be green?

OMFIF Focus podcast - Green Finance series: ‘What does it mean to be green’, with Bertrand de Mazieres, Director General – Finance at European Investment Bank; Antony Karembu, Policy and PPP Specialist at African Development Bank; and Danae Kyriakopoulou, Chief Economist and Head of Research at OMFIF. Topics discussed included green investments and the development of the green finance market.

Ahead of the Fed

OMFIF's chief economist and head of research, Danae Kyriakopoulou, chairs a panel of economists including Anna Stupnytska of Fidelity, Magdalena Polan of Legal & General and John Davies of Standard Chartered, to discuss the FOMC's statement, which will be announced that evening. The impact of US monetary policy on emerging markets and the Fed's planned unwinding of its balance sheet are additional topics for discussion.

UK election - Results: The morning after

An OMFIF telephone briefing with Lord (Meghnad) Desai, chair of the OMFIF Advisers Network; Lord (Peter) Ricketts, former UK ambassador to France; Gabriel Stein, managing director of 4Cast RGE; and Phil Middleton, senior adviser at EY. The discussion focuses on the political, economic and financial implications of the results of UK’s general election.

UK election - Party manifestos: Economic and Brexit implications for the UK and Europe

A telephone briefing with Marek Belka, former President, National Bank of Poland; Lord Michael Jay, former Permanent Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Phil Middleton, Senior Advisor, EY focusing on the political parties’ manifestos and their potential implications on UK’s economy, Brexit negotiations and Europe. 

UK election - EU-UK relationship and the result of the French elections

A telephone briefing analysing the political developments on the UK campaign trail, the results of the French presidential elections and the potential ramifications of recent EU-UK dinner spat. Marcin Stepan is joined by Lord Christopher Tugendhat, former member of the European Commission; Iain Begg, Professorial Research Fellow, European Institute, London School of Economics and Joergen Oerstrom Moeller, former State Secretary, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs