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FEATURES and OPINION

• Towards a decarbonised future

  

  The European Investment Bank has set out a strategy for lending that will support the EU’s goal of decarbonising the economy by financing investments that cut emissions, combat climate change and support alternatives to fossil fuels.

  • 17 Oct 2019

• Spearheading alignment with the Paris Agreement

  

  With its push to embrace its role as the European Union’s climate bank, the European Investment Bank is set to play a key part in the alliance of multilateral development banks committed to fight climate change.

  • 19 Oct 2019

• Protecting the heart and lungs of the planet

  

  One year after the launch of the Clean Oceans Initiative, the European Investment Bank wants to use its success in tackling plastic pollution as a springboard to safeguard the wider blue economy.

  • 20 Oct 2019

• The biggest boom will be the unavoidable one

  

  Adapting to climate change is going to cost many trillions. Yet so far, only a trickle of money is being put towards it. What is causing this baffling blockage in financial markets, and how can it be unlocked?

  • 15 Oct 2019

• Waiting for Malpass to reveal his true colours

  

  Six months into the job, David Malpass has had an easy ride. But life is about to get harder for the new World Bank chief as he goes into his first annual meetings

  • 15 Oct 2019

• The EIB should be Europe’s development hub — for now

  

  European politicians may be tempted to make a show by founding a new development bank. That would be a mistake. Results are what matter, not branding. To supercharge development and climate finance, the EU should choose the simplest and fastest option

  • 16 Oct 2019

• Brazil back on the dancefloor

  

  Top policymakers have vowed to mend and open up the economy of the Latin American giant. GlobalMarkets speaks to economy minister Paulo Guedes and central bank governor Robert Campos Neto

  • 15 Oct 2019

• Unlocking the global investor base for local EM bond markets

  

  Jingdong Hua, the World Bank’s treasurer, has got a plan to get the world’s largest investors involved in local currency bonds markets

  • 15 Oct 2019

• No honeymoon for Georgieva as recession fears intensify

  

  Kristalina Georgieva takes over the reins at the International Monetary Fund with high praise from her boss at the World Bank. But she arrives as the financial watchdog faces an array of risks including a deep global recession

  • 15 Oct 2019

• Banxico keeps eye on stability in face of structural shocks

  

  Mexico’s central bank has finally taken a dovish turn to ease pressure on a languishing economy. Yet prudence in the face of structural changes continues to be the guiding light for Banxico, governor Alejandro Díaz de León tells GlobalMarkets

  • 15 Oct 2019

• Going gets tough for Europe’s capital markets union

  

  The new European Commission has its work cut out if it wants to re-launch efforts to create a single market for capital in Europe. The easy wins were banked by the previous administration while Brexit complicates an already highly complex initiative

  • 15 Oct 2019

• Harnessing the financial markets to scale up humanitarian aid

  

  There are justifiable fears around the humanitarian aid sector using the capital markets but if executed well it will allow charities and development agencies to bring in much more funding.

  • 15 Oct 2019

News & Features Archive

• Final Word: Mariana Mazzucato

  
  • 20 Oct 2019

• Final Word: Felipe Larraín

  

  Finance ministers must take decisive action on climate change

  • 18 Oct 2019

• Final Word: Henrik Normann, Nordic Investment Bank

  

  Sustainable finance is not just about green

  • 17 Oct 2019

• FINAL WORD: Günther Bräunig

  

  International co-operation now more important than ever

  • 13 Oct 2018

 

 

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