The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) is an independent
think tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...
organization concerned with
central banking
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central ba ...
,
economic policy
The economy of governments covers the systems for setting levels of taxation, government budgets, the money supply and interest rates as well as the labour market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the e ...
, and
public investment.
OMFIF was co-founded in 2010 by
David Marsh, who has subsequently served as its
Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
. John Orchard is OMFIF's CEO and
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai, Baron Desai (born 10 July 1940) is a India-born naturalised British economist and former Labour politician. He stood unsuccessfully for the position of Lord Speaker in the House of Lords in 2011. He has been aw ...
is Chairman of the OMFIF Advisory Board. Michael Lafferty is a former co-chairman of OMFIF.
OMFIF has offices in
London
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,
England
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, and
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
.
References
External links
OMFIF website*
2010 establishments in England
2010 establishments in Singapore
Think tanks established in 2010
Political and economic think tanks based in the United Kingdom
Political and economic think tanks based in Singapore
Think tanks based in the United Kingdom
Think tanks based in Singapore
Economic research institutes
Organisations based in London
Economic policy
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