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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Distributional Impact of Unconventional Monetary Policies
Pierre Monnin | 25 June 2019
Discussion Notes,
Monetary | Tags:
Income Inequality,
Monetary Policy,
QE The sustained application of accommodative monetary policies has led to concerns that they were aggravating inequality. The criticism has come from several quarters, from academics to private sector participants, from politicians to media and civil society organizations. Some argued that by boosting housing and stock
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Changing Landscapes for Central Banks and Financial Regulators
William White | 14 March 2019
Discussion Notes,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Governing Finance This discussion note is an extended version of the introductory comments shared by the author at a CEP roundtable on “Governing Finance and Sustainability” in January 2019. It addresses in order the four issues raised in the convening’s agenda. First, what are the historical origins
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Integrating Climate Risks into Credit Risk Assessment: Current Methodologies and the Case of Central Banks Corporate Bond Purchases
Pierre Monnin | 21 December 2018
Discussion Notes,
Monetary | Tags:
Climate Risk,
Credit Risk,
ECB Corporate Sector Purchase Programme Climate change, and the transition to a low-carbon economy that can mitigate it, engender significant economic costs. These costs are ultimately borne by households and firms. They affect households’ and firms’ cash flows and wealth, which are key determinants of their credit worthiness. Climate-related costs
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