Vera Songwe, a non-resident senior fellow in the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution and co-chair of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance, joins Katerina Atkins, programme coordinator at OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, to explore the key outcomes and challenges from the COP28 climate summit. They discuss the agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, the conclusion of the first global stocktake, the loss and damage fund, as well as the financial needs and innovative financing mechanisms to address climate change.
Geopolitical risks: What’s at stake for investors?
Greece’s landmark debt restructuring – What happened and why it matters
The history of dollar dominance and weaponisation
Pre-validation: combatting fraud and minimising errors in payments
Analysing Romania’s landmark debut green bond
Why gender equality in financial institutions is macro-critical
Global public investor outlook 2024: Another ‘rollercoaster’ year?
Safeguarding the future: why organisations need ESG data
Next steps for the EU’s evolution in bond markets
Argentina's sovereign debt litigation disaster
Risk, policy and investment models for transition finance
Navigating the new norm: the long-term outlook for inflation and implications for investors
Unlocking the benefits of smart contracts for retail CBDCs
The International Monetary Fund’s role in Ukraine’s economy and financing
Improving grant delivery and management for emergency responses
Enhancing retail government bond programmes to improve diversification
How European DMOs are embracing the return of retail investors
Investment needs for the energy transition
From conception to implementation: the CBDC journey
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