Governing Finance – The Case for a New Playbook
Alexander Barkawi and
Simon Zadek | 7 April 2021
Blog,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Digital Finance,
Employment,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
Inequality,
Sustainability Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential. Yet, alarmingly, we are not talking
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Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity
Alexander Barkawi and
Simon Zadek | 7 April 2021
Discussion Notes,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Digital Finance,
Employment,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
Inequality,
Sustainability Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we choose to govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential.
Whether we succeed in improving
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The Case for Climate Objectives in Central Banks’ Targeted Refinancing Operations
Chiara Colesanti Senni | 12 February 2021
Blog,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Monetary Policy,
Policy Coherence,
Targeted Refinancing Lines Central banks are making increasing use of targeted refinancing operations to pursue their mandates. However, so far none of them, with a few exceptions in developing economies, has aligned its targeting with the objective of a transition to a low-carbon economy. This must change. Refinancing
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Strengthening Climate Risk Metrics – A Roadmap for 2021
23 February 2021 | Online | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Financial Supervision,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Risk Metrics Climate risks are financial risks. As such they must be incorporated into all investment decisions, including those by banks, investors and asset managers. They must also become an integral part of central banks’ monetary policy operations, as well as of financial supervision – both on
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Central Banks and Inequality – COVID-19 and Beyond
7, 11 and 14 December, 2020 | Online Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Inequality,
Monetary Policy A three-part series on “Central Banking and Inequality—COVID-19 and Beyond.” The three discussions will cover the link between inequality and financial regulation, financial market infrastructure, and monetary policy.
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