The Transition to a Sustainable Post-COVID Economy Requires an Urgent Shift in Central Bank Risk Management
Pierre Monnin | 10 July 2020
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Covid-19,
Financial Regulation,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Precautionary principle
The COVID-19 crisis is profoundly and durably transforming our economies. So will the transition to a low-carbon economy, which is necessary to contain the environmental crisis ahead of us. Shifting our economic system from its current state to a sustainable post-COVID version entails large and
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The Day After Tomorrow. Designing COVID-19 Bailouts for a Sustainable Recovery
Agustin Redonda | 4 May 2020
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Bailouts,
Climate Change,
Covid-19,
Employment,
Inequality
Governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to mitigate the economic fallout of COVID-19. Their decisions in the weeks and months ahead will shape our lives for years to come. The fiscal packages that are being adopted as well as the funding that central
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Is the United States Reneging on International Financial Standards?
Nicolas Véron | 20 April 2020
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Covid-19,
Debt,
Federal Reserve,
Financial Regulation
The financial shock surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the Federal Reserve to temporarily loosen an important capital-to-asset ratio requirement for US banks. In so doing, it is walking away from a decade-long commitment to global financial reforms forged in the wake of the global
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Argentina. A Short Blanket for the Coronavirus Long Night
Agustin Redonda and
José Siaba Serrate | 3 April 2020
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Covid-19,
Fiscal Space,
Health,
Inflation,
Informality
The coronavirus has arrived, and Argentina has played its cards. First life, then the economy.
While it is non-debatable that the consequences of the pandemic will be enormous throughout the world, the magnitude of the impact is still uncertain. Argentina is a special case on three
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The ECB Response to COVID-19
Pierre Monnin | 27 March 2020
Monetary,
Blog | 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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Central Banks and Climate Change
Alexander Barkawi | 21 February 2020
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Credit Risk,
Governing Finance
Central banks must supplement their risk processes to reflect climate risks. This is neither a conflict of objectives nor an overburdening of their mandate, but a fiduciary duty.
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A European Anti–Money Laundering Supervisor: From Vision to Legislation
Nicolas Véron and
Joshua Kirschenbaum | 10 February 2020
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
AML,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance
The European Union is moving toward implementing a policy to strengthen anti–money laundering (AML) supervision across its Single Market, namely enforcing requirements on banks and other firms to ensure they do not facilitate transactions involving proceeds from illegal activities. The European Commission, in charge of
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Should Monetary Policy Take Inequality and Climate Change into Account?
Patrick Honohan | 24 January 2020
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Climate Change,
Governing Finance,
Inequality
Should central banks take more account of ethical issues, notably the impact of monetary policy actions on the distribution of income and wealth and on efforts to combat climate change, in the design and implementation of the wider monetary policy toolkit they have been using
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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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Legitimacy Challenges to Central Banks: Sketching a Way Forward
Peter Dietsch | 19 January 2020
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Central Banks,
Governing Finance
Delegation to independent agencies (IAs) can reap real benefits for policy making. In the case of monetary policy, it shores up the credibility of the central bank. However, it is generally accepted that the discretion of IAs needs to be constrained to ensure their legitimacy.
This
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