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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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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China’s Monetary Stimulus. Aggregate and Structural Implications
Isabelle Jiani Zheng | 13 February 2025
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
China,
Economic Growth,
Financial Stability The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) convened its 2025 work conference in Beijing from 3 to 4 January, signaling a commitment to maintaining a supportive policy stance in the new year following key steps in this direction in 2024.
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Principles for Addressing Climate Systemic Risks with Capital Buffers
Satoshi Ikeda and
Pierre Monnin | 10 October 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Financial Supervision,
Macroprudential Policy,
Systemic Risks Some supervisors have started exploring and assessing the different macroprudential instruments available to address climate systemic risks. Systemic capital buffers emerge as one promising option among the different instruments in their toolkits.
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Transition and Systemic Risk in the South African Banking Sector: Assessment and Macroprudential Options
Pierre Monnin,
Ayanda Sikhosana and
Kerschyl Singh | 22 July 2024
Monetary,
Research Papers | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Macroprudential Policy,
South Africa This paper presents the main transition risks for the South African banking sector, highlighting that the coal value chain is central to these risks. It assesses the banking system’s exposure to transition risks in the corporate sector, showing that they are material and widespread.
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Greening Central Bank Refinancing Operations
20 June 2024 | Online at 9.00 am CEST | Co-hosted with AMRO Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
ASEAN+3,
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Supervision The upcoming webinar will explore the existing experience with TROs across ASEAN+3 and outline key design elements for the use of TROs moving forward in support of an affordable, secure and clean energy future in the region.
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Monetary Policy and Climate Change – Distinguishing Between a Protective and a Proactive Agenda
Timothy Lane | 4 June 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Governing Finance Central banks in many economies are striving to take account of climate change in their policies and operations. In this context, the important distinction between a protective agenda versus a proactive agenda is often blurred.
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What Should Bank Supervisors Do About Climate Risks?
Mark E. Levonian | 4 June 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance This paper considers the role of bank supervisory authorities with respect to climate change. The emerging consensus is that financial supervisors and regulators must address climate-related risks to banks and other financial institutions. The paper discusses potentially productive avenues for doing that in the near
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Aligning Sovereign Bond Markets with the Net Zero Transition: Key Findings and Debate
29 April 2024 | Online | Co-hosted with GRI-LSE Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Debt,
Financial Supervision To celebrate the launch of a flagship policy report discussing the role of central banks in aligning sovereign bond markets with the net zero transition, the Grantham Research Institute at LSE and CEP are co-hosting an online debate.
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Aligning Sovereign Bond Markets with the Net Zero Transition: the Role of Central Banks
Pierre Monnin,
Joseph Feyertag,
Nick Robins and
Alexander Wollenweber | 14 March 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Debt,
Financial Supervision Aligning sovereign bonds with net zero requires coordinated action by several stakeholders across the financial system. National governments are first in line to act but central banks have a unique opportunity to make a meaningful contribution.
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