Addressing Novel Risks, Strengthening Finance, and Building Resilience in ASEAN+3
Julia Anna Bingler and
Aziz Durrani | 1 September 2025
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
ASEAN+3,
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Regulation,
Financial Supervision Welfare and economic growth in ASEAN+3 depend on the region’s ability to align economic priorities and the effective management of novel risks with the need to address structural challenges, associated transformations and the ability to harness future opportunities.
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Central Banks and Policy Coherence
23 November 2021 | Online Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance Modern central banks play an outsized role in our economic development through their central role in both monetary policy and financial regulation.
Many are now arguing that central banks should discharge their role in line with public policy on issues such as climate change, greening the
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Bridging the Disconnects – From Diagnosis to Action in Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks
Alexander Barkawi | 29 October 2021
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Regulation,
Macroprudential Policy When the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) published its Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk last week, it triggered a wide range of reactions. Some praised it as a critical step in moving climate risks up the agenda amongst FSOC members such as the US Treasury,
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Monetary Policy Operations and Financial Regulation to Green the Financial System
22 February, 2021 18.00 CET | Online Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Asset Purchases,
Financial Regulation,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Targeted Refinancing Lines The panel discussion will explore policy options – large-scale asset purchases, long-term refinancing operations, collateral framework and prudential regulation – to green the financial system, as well as debate their feasibility and effectiveness.
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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 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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Coming Back Stronger – Governing Finance in Switzerland
30 November 2020 | Online | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance,
Switzerland 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.
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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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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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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
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | 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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Governing Finance for Sustainability – Panel Discussion
16 October 2019 | Washington D.C., USA | By Invitation Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance The nexus between financial governance, macroeconomic and financial stability, social cohesion, and environmental sustainability has become the subject of a growing debate among policymakers and market participants. Current beliefs on central banking and financial regulation are being questioned in the face of systemic challenges such
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