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🌍There have been clear improvements across countries in the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2024. Scores have risen for 23 countries (82%), which is the highest share since the index was first published in 2017. In its eighth year, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index evaluates countries’ financial development based on measures of market accessibility, openness and transparency. With support from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, coverage in the index has grown to 29 countries this year with the addition of Benin, encompassing approximately 80% of the population and gross domestic product of Africa. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eJbsUjRx Absa Corporate and Investment Banking

Save 50% on your ticket today by using code: earlybird2025. Offer expires on 31 December‼️ 5 Reasons to attend the Digital Money Summit 2025: 💰 CBDC insights Gain firsthand insights from both public and private sectors on central bank digital currency initiatives and emerging trends. 💴 Payments innovation Future-proof your payments technology, operations and infrastructure with cutting-edge strategies. 🎤 Panel discussions Learn from top industry experts delivering the latest thought leadership and innovations. 💡 Fintech advantage Stay ahead of competitors in the rapidly evolving fintech landscape. 📜 Regulatory readiness Keep up with crucial developments in digital asset regulation to ensure compliance and readiness. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e4gm45zt Watch last year's highlights ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/etiP-tyb #summit #digitalmoney #fintech #cbdc #payments #event #digitalassets #centralbanks #paymentstechnology

📊The International Monetary Fund and The World Bank have established a new approach to what they view as a pervasive liquidity crisis in many low-income countries and some emerging markets. However, injecting more liquidity into these countries may pile on debt and lead to unsustainable debt overhangs. The inconvenient truth is that the #IMF should lead on new initiatives for debt relief, writes Kevin Gallagher, Professor and Director of the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and OMFIF's Mark Sobel: https://lnkd.in/esT66tDU

#Climate and sustainability were key areas of focus at the #G20 summit. Join us on 11 December at a roundtable that will consider some of the key climate financing considerations to come out of the summit, including methods for scaling up green investment, barriers to sustainable finance and possible solutions to overcome these challenges. It will also explore the importance of global collaboration to drive the green transition. Register: https://lnkd.in/e6FpPBgi

King's College London is a community partner for OMFIF's China-UK investor forum next week. This year’s theme, ‘Fostering partnerships for global growth and prosperity’, will bring together experts to explore key areas of economic collaboration between China and the UK. 📅 Be part of the conversation shaping these important partnerships: https://lnkd.in/epXJueAA

OMFIF's US Chair, Mark Sobel was recently quoted in The Washington Post, speaking about Scott Bessent, “The treasury secretary is the chief economic spokesperson for the administration. That means he’s going to have to carry water for Trump’s ill-conceived and highly profligate budget policies and defend protectionist tariffs, which will harm the international trading system,”. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/g-AtPhtD And read OMFIF's commentary on the subject: https://lnkd.in/eKK_8-zK

🎉 Watch the live broadcast of the Future of Payments 2024 report launch now - created in collaboration with Tassat and iASPEC Software Co., Ltd.   https://lnkd.in/eThfEZE6

🎉 The wait is almost over—1 day left! A key insight from our Future of Payments 2024 report reveals: 'Multi-currency central bank digital currencies are emerging as alternatives to existing cross-border payments systems. These platforms aim to improve efficiency, reduce costs and challenge incumbent infrastructure by enabling transactions in local currencies'. 📝 Dive deeper into this and more groundbreaking findings in our highly anticipated report, built on an extensive survey of central banks worldwide. Register for the virtual report launch now: https://lnkd.in/e3YPPqv6 #reportlaunch #crossborderpayments #cbdc #centralbanks #keyfindings #futureofpayments #survey #tokenisation #fastpaymentsystems #openbanking #virtualevent #digitalpayments #payments

We are pleased to announce that iASPEC Software Co., Ltd. will be partnering with the Future of payments 2024 report launch! Richard Tang 👉 Find out more and register to attend the virtual launch here: https://lnkd.in/e3YPPqv6

Scott Bessent seems overjoyed at his nomination for US Treasury secretary. But he’s perhaps being handed a poison chalice. When he leaves office, he may rue the day he became the 79th Treasury secretary as the inconsistencies and ill-conceived thrust of President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies generate huge fallout, catching up with the US and Bessent’s reputation and tenure, writes OMFIF's Mark Sobel: https://lnkd.in/eKK_8-zK