International Trade Law and Global Data Governance: the Digital Single Market in Africa
25 April 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Data Governance,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade In a fireside-style conversation Rutendo Tavengerwei and Neha Mishra explore the interface between data governance in the African digital single market, national law, and global data governance frameworks.
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Hitting the Mark: Design Choices in Targeted Refinancing
Muhammad Qaisar | 17 April 2025
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Targeted Refinancing Lines To target their objectives, central banks have a broad toolbox. Each of their instruments has impacts on a range of their goals and must be calibrated accordingly. The critical role of design choices in targeted refinancing operations is a case in point.
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A Renewed Urgency to Rationalize Tax Expenditures in Low- and Low-Middle Income Countries
Sanjeev Gupta and
Agustin Redonda | 16 April 2025
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Domestic Revenue Mobilization,
Tax Expenditures,
Tax Reform In this blog, we argue that the case for streamlining and reforming TEs has become even more urgent. This urgency arises from recent developments including the decisions by the United States and the United Kingdom to significantly reduce their international aid budgets...
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Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: Learning from Pilot Cities in China’s Zhejiang Province
16 April 2025 | 9.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance The webinar distilled lessons learned in Zhejiang province and explore the conditions under which new standards and digital platforms can bolster climate finance for small companies across ASEAN+3 countries and beyond.
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Climate Change and Inflation Targeting Frameworks
14 April 2025 | 18.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with E-axes Forum Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Inflation How can monetary policy adapt in a world where negative supply shocks caused by climate change as well as the introduction of carbon taxes may intensify persistent inflationary pressures?.
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Micro- and Macroprudential Options to Reduce Climate Financial Risks
14 April 2025 | Online | by Invitation | Co-hosted with I4CE Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Financial Supervision,
Macroprudential Policy,
Systemic Risks Given the accelerating pace of climate-related threats, financial regulators must strengthen the banking sector's resilience and mitigate the buildup of climate risks.
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Economic Policies for Affordable, Secure and Clean Energy: Insights from India
Priya Sahu and
Nirosha Elsem Varghese | 3 April 2025
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Energy,
Fossil Fuel Subsidies,
India,
Renewables India is making significant strides toward affordable, secure and clean energy with the help of ambitious economic policy packages. Yet, like in other countries, many challenges remain.
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