Green finance
Reserve managers’ environmental plans choked by dearth of data – panel
Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear blended finance is growing green bonds in emerging economies
Climate risks still on the fringe of monetary policy in Asia
Notwithstanding efforts by the PBoC and BoJ, there is still a need to observe persistent and measurable impacts on inflation and output before climate change truly influences interest rate policy, argues Sayuri Shirai
Sovereign bond yields affected by weather disasters – BIS paper
Countries with higher per capita carbon emissions also face greater borrowing costs
Mutual fund investments support green transition – BIS paper
Study of the impact of news on investment flows finds funds are not guilty of “greenwashing”
Central banks’ words matter for climate
Line between EMEs speaking about greening finance and AEs being wary of climate risks are blurring, argues Emanuele Campiglio
Hungary’s central bank to maintain active green programme
MNB to offset 2024 carbon footprint with 36 hectare nature restoration
Sustainable development: central banks taking the lead
For those still sceptical about the financial sector’s commitment to progress on sustainable development goals and to taking all possible steps to tackle climate change, 2024 has shown that central banks, financial sector regulators and supervisors are…
Reserve Benchmarks 2024 report – the challenge of diversification
Central banks’ insights into portfolio make-up shine light on new and old trends
Nuclear industry says World Bank should resume financing
Industry bodies say Institution should allow nuclear projects to fall under “green bond” taxonomy
Hungary’s central bank completes carbon capture programme
MNB expects 75% reduction in emissions by end of 2025
Nature risk poses ‘major data and modelling challenges’ – FSB
Stocktake finds supervisors at varied stages of analysing biodiversity loss and related risks
MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio
Equity and corporate bond climate exposures fall as rising air travel and data use drive up own emissions
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance
Central banks continue climate action despite political pressure
Reserve managers are expanding green investments, as some incorporate “double materiality”
Central banks face challenges in diversifying reserves
Gold could gain in popularity despite carbon challenges as renminbi faces problems, panellists say
HKMA publishes sustainable finance taxonomy
Hong Kong extends scope of green bond subsidy and develops climate risk assessment tool
MAS to spend $25 million on sustainable finance training
Singaporean central bank says local universities are providing more courses in the field
European banks less likely to lend to green firms, says ECB paper
Public guarantee loans can help lower-carbon firms access bank credit, research finds
Green bonds have negative premium, Italian study finds
Negative “greenium” widened during Covid-19 pandemic, researchers say
ECB official apologises for ‘reprogramming’ remarks
Elderson tells staff he believes in open debate on environmental matters after outcry
BoE paper models impact of fossil fuel ban
Degree to which renewables could replace petrol and gas would be key factor, research says