OMFIF

OMFIF is a standalone think tank that specializes in central banking, economic policy, and public investment. It offers a neutral space for collaboration between the public and private sectors on a global scale. With offices in London and the US, OMFIF concentrates on key global issues connected to central banks, sovereign funds, pension funds, regulators, and treasuries. At the core of this network are global public investors who manage a total of $43 trillion in investable assets.

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Are we heading for a multi-currency world?

2 weeks ago | omfif.org | Christopher Smart

If ever there were a country that needed to borrow at preferential interest rates, it’s the US with its mounting debts, ageing demographics and evaporating fiscal discipline. If ever there were a country deliberately undermining the reserve currency status that keeps its borrowing costs low, it’s the US with its selfish trade agenda, overreaching sanctions and poisonous politics.
Trump-era crypto policy: whiplash and a two-edged sword

3 weeks ago | omfif.org | Lewis McLellan

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission published a staff statement that staking – the practice of locking up certain cryptocurrencies to participate in the validation of transactions and earn rewards – does not constitute a security. This is the latest in a series of moves designed to strip away obstacles to the integration of crypto and finance. Donald Trump made no secret of the fact that, as president, he would promote the interests of the crypto lobby.
Ukraine must find a solution to restructure GDP warrants

1 month ago | omfif.org | Burhan Khadbai

After Ukraine failed to reach an agreement to restructure $2.6bn of debt tied to economic performance in April 2025, both itself and its warrant holders must now seriously evaluate the product’s viability and how to move forward. Ukraine was one of several debt management offices represented along with multilateral development banks and asset managers at OMFIF’s annual global sovereign debt forum on 13 May in London.
Central banks, get ready – or not – for the US stablecoin boom - OMFIF

1 month ago | omfif.org | John W Orchard |Lewis McLellan

A key official whose job it is to consider the digitalisation of money at a developed world central bank returned from the Spring International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings with a deep sense of unease.
EIB issues ‘gold standard’ for green bonds

2 months ago | omfif.org | Burhan Khadbai

The European Investment Bank has been at the forefront of guiding and advancing the green and sustainable bond market, becoming the first issuer of a green bond back in 2007. Now the EIB has met another significant milestone by issuing the largest transaction so far under a new regulation for green bonds, dubbed the premium standard for the market.
Looking for investment opportunities in the Trump policy tornado

2 months ago | omfif.org | Christopher Smart

Of all the lessons I learned managing investments in emerging markets, the most important was to concentrate on the trend instead of the level. You can make a lot of money when a terrible outlook in a risky country turns slightly less terrible. Over the last two months, President Donald Trump has turned the US from the central pillar of the world’s political and economic order into the main source of disruption and policy uncertainty.
How to fund Europe’s defence and security

Mar 28, 2025 | omfif.org | Burhan Khadbai

As Europe embarks on ambitious plans to boost its spending in defence and security in the light of curtailed support from the US, the big question is how this will be funded in a sustainable manner. This was discussed at OMFIF Sovereign Debt Institute’s 2025 Public sector debt summit earlier this month in Paris.
Eurosystem cash solution for DLT transactions: a start but not enough

Mar 27, 2025 | omfif.org | Lewis McLellan |Marcelo M. Prates

Hurdles to blockchain adoption in capital markets are falling away. The US’ abandonment of Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 was a key step and the Eurosystem’s advancing work on cash settlement solutions are welcome. However, there are still major stumbling blocks to be addressed. The Eurosystem announced in February 2025 that it is expanding its work to create a solution for the cash leg settlement of distributed ledger technology transactions in central bank money.
The path to stablecoin ubiquity lies through banks

Mar 24, 2025 | omfif.org | Lewis McLellan

Discussion of stablecoins has exploded among policy-makers and payment system incumbents since the election of US President Donald Trump. Use of the instruments has been growing steadily for several years but remains confined primarily to trading pairs with cryptoassets and for use in cross-border payments by those who prefer not to or are unable to access the traditional banking system.
Digital wallet dominance: a competition issue or an innovation deficit?

Mar 19, 2025 | omfif.org | Lewis McLellan

Digital wallets have already begun to take hold of our payments behaviour, accounting for 29% of card transactions in 2023, up from 8% in 2019. Their capabilities are only set to grow as identity solutions, new forms of money and other functions come online. But regulators are starting to become concerned that there are only really two games in town: Apple and Google. Their respective wallets, bundled with iOS and Android respectively, absolutely dominate the market.