The ECB Response to COVID-19
Pierre Monnin | 27 March 2020
Blog,
Monetary | Tags:
Asset Purchases,
Covid-19,
European Central Bank,
Helicopter Money,
Targeted Refinancing Lines Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) committed to inject an additional 870 billion euro – about 7% of the euro area’s GDP – into financial markets to address the significant challenge the pandemic poses to the economy. Through its
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Shifting Gears: Integrating Climate Risks in Monetary Policy Operations
Pierre Monnin | 20 January 2020
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Asset Purchases,
Central Banks,
Climate risk,
Collateral framework,
Credit Risk The assets central banks purchase and accept as collateral are at the core of monetary policy implementation. Risk considerations play a crucial role in the selection of these assets: central banks seek to limit their holdings and eligible collateral to assets that minimize their risk
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Climate Risk and Financial Systems of Latin America: Regulatory, Supervisory and Industry Practices in the Region and Beyond
Gianleo Frisari,
Matías Gallardo,
Chiemi Nakano,
Víctor Cárdenas and
Pierre Monnin | 18 December 2019
Discussion Notes,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate risk,
Financial Regulation,
Green Finance,
Latin America In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), regional supervisors and regulators have not yet explicitly included nor addressed climate-related risks in binding regulations and/or supervisory measures for the financial sector. This implies significant work ahead for the LAC financial sector to develop effective and complete
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Climate Risks in Financial Assets
Emanuele Campiglio,
Pierre Monnin and
Adrian von Jagow | 4 November 2019
Discussion Notes,
Monetary | Tags:
Asset prices,
Climate risk,
Climate stress tests This note reviews the empirical evidence available in the academic literature about the impact of climate-related risks on financial assets. It addresses three main questions: does climate change already affect financial asset returns? What is the potential impact of future climate-related costs on financial asset
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Prudential Regulation Can Help in Tackling Climate Change
Paola D'Orazio,
Lilit Popoyan and
Pierre Monnin | 13 February 2019
Blog,
Monetary | Tags:
Environment,
Financial Regulation Awareness of climate-related financial risks has been growing in the past years. Prudential frameworks however still fall short in reflecting them. Given the possible impacts of climate risks on financial stability, incorporating them into prudential regulation is rapidly moving up agendas both among academics and
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