Green finance
Mutual fund investments support green transition – BIS paper
Study of the impact of news on investment flows finds funds are not guilty of “greenwashing”
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
Philippine central bank launches sustainable finance taxonomy
BSP is Asia’s latest monetary authority to set out framework to help tackle climate crisis
Belgian governor calls for rethink of EU climate policy
Transition to lower-carbon economy will create losers as well as winners, Wunsch says
Monetary policy likely to be weak climate tool – Bank of Spain paper
Model finds central banks are likely to prioritise price stability over reducing carbon emissions
Borio and Zöllner to depart BIS in 2024
Hyun Song Shin and Luis Bengoechea will fill roles left by top economist and banker
Bundesbank paper looks at role of carbon emissions disclosures
Obliging firms to increase transparency boosts low-carbon investment, researchers find
ECB paper examines firms’ response to carbon trading
Policy-makers should use subsidies for green innovation alongside carbon credits, researchers argue