Opinions
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Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Does Davos in January Still Set the World’s Thought Agenda?
January 28, 2025

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
International Networks in Times of Tension
December 30, 2024

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The 2024 Nobel Prize for Economics
November 27, 2024

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
80 Years After Bretton Woods, What Do We Need?
September 18, 2024

Josh Galper
Managing Principal at Finadium
Finadium
Filling the Talent Gap in Securities Finance and Collateral
August 22, 2024

Janos Müller
Chief Adviser
Hungarian Banking Association
The Challenges of Fragmentation of the International Financial System – Towards a Brave New World Order?
August 8, 2024

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The Cost of Money: The 2024 BIS Annual Report
August 2, 2024

Janos Müller
Chief Adviser
Hungarian Banking Association
The Role of International Financial Associations in the One Belt One Road
July 17, 2024

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Greening Supply Chain Finance in the 2020s
April 7, 2024

Obi Ibekwe
CEO
EnterpriseNGR
The SOE Report 2023: Towards a more resilient Nigeria’s FPS sector
February 14, 2024

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for Understanding Women’s Labor Market Outcomes
February 13, 2024

Arif Amiri
CEO
Dubai International Financial Centre
Trends driving the future of finance in 2024
January 3, 2024

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Monetary and Fiscal Policies are out of Balance
November 28, 2023

Badr Boussabat
Head of Marketing
WAIFC
The Transformative Influence of Generative AI on the Modern Financial Landscape
October 12, 2023

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Investment Company Institute Global Priorities April 2023
May 4, 2023

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
COP 28 November-December 2023 in Dubai WAIFC Involvement
April 3, 2023

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Financial Stability Board Priorities February 2023
February 23, 2023

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Cooperation in a Fragmented World
February 11, 2023

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The Big Picture: Economic Policy Lessons for 2023
December 29, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Highlights of the APEC Business Advisory Council Report
December 3, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
A CLOUD-ENABLED, DATA-DRIVEN INDUSTRY
November 8, 2022

Edouard-Francois de Lencquesaing
Honorary Chairman EIFR
Paris EUROPLACE
Risks and financing: societal challenge and responsibility of financial intermediaries
September 28, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Getting the World’s Financial System Beyond COVID - Financial Stability Board Interim Report
August 24, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Services: What do the Regulators say?
August 18, 2022

Dr. King Au
Executive Director
Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC)
Hong Kong’s plan to nurture FinTech talent across the Greater Bay Area
July 28, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Innovation and Structural Change – The Financial Stability Board's Workstreams
July 6, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Looking for Ideas? Try G30!
June 6, 2022

Hubertus Väth
Managing Director
Frankfurt Main Finance (FMF)
Why IFRS announced the formation of the new organization- International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)?
May 19, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Global Derivatives Update In a World in Flux
April 29, 2022

Nicolas Mackel
CEO
Luxembourg for Finance (LFF)
ESG Today, Growth Tomorrow
April 13, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The Shock of War and Financial Stability
March 18, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The 'Quiet' in Insurance Sector
January 24, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Is it ownership or debt?
January 2, 2022

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The Global City: Introducing a Concept
December 13, 2021

Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida
CEO
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)
Increased collaboration among international financial center continue to strengthen economic recovery
November 17, 2021

Nick Barigye
CEO
Rwanda Finance
Making green financing a reality
November 11, 2021

Hiroshi Nakaso
Chairman
FinCity.Tokyo
Global Financial City: Tokyo Vision 2.0
November 1, 2021

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Project Dunbar – Settlements in Central Bank Digital Currencies
October 4, 2021

Ken Poonoosamy
CEO
The Economic Development Board Mauritius (EDB)
Launch of Capital Economic Report - Facilitating Growth, Employment & Prosperity In Africa
September 15, 2021

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The Jackson Hole Central Bankers’ August Symposium, 2021
August 31, 2021

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Where is Sustainability Information in 2021?
August 6, 2021

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
Overseeing the World’s Audit Profession
July 7, 2021

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The Coalescing of ESG / Sustainability Standards
June 15, 2021

Dr. Bruno Colmant
Board member
Belgian Finance Center (BFC)
Cryptocurrencies: From rebellion to the state of ownership?
May 5, 2021

Thomas Krantz
Advisor to the Managing Director
WAIFC
The Enhanced Meaning and Impact of Financial Centers
April 20, 2021

Emma Reynolds
Managing Director, Public Affairs, Policy and Research
TheCityUK
A Roadmap to Recovery
April 15, 2021

Kairat Kelimbetov
Governor
Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC)
Kazakh government's strong response to the global pandemic
February 15, 2021

Edouard-Francois de Lencquesaing
Honorary Chairman EIFR
Paris EUROPLACE
2020 crisis, a way forward: how Financial centers may help
April 2, 2020

Hubertus Väth
Managing Director
Frankfurt Main Finance (FMF)
Why do Financial Centers Matter?
November 19, 2019

Frédéric de Laminne
Secretary General
Belgian Finance Center (BFC)
Financial centers: from their historical roots to modern technology hubs
November 8, 2019

Arnaud de Bresson
CEO
Paris EUROPLACE
Why do financial centers matter and how WAIFC can contribute to accelerating their development?
September 25, 2019