Central Banks and the G20 Agenda. Ensuring Policy Coherence
Alexander Barkawi and
José Siaba Serrate | 21 March 2019
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
G20,
Governing Finance The G20 has come a long way in pulling economies back from the brink. Yet, a lot remains to be done in its pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth. Productivity growth is sluggish, unemployment remains well above pre-crisis levels, inequality is hitting record highs, and
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Central Banks and the G20 Agenda: Ensuring Policy Coherence
Alexander Barkawi and
José Siaba Serrate | 14 March 2019
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Inclusiveness,
Sustainable Development The G20 has come a long way in pulling economies back from the brink. Yet, a lot remains to be done in its pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth. Its leaders have continuously highlighted the urgent need to use all policy levers in targeting its
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How’s Life?
Alexander Barkawi | 22 January 2018
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Trade,
Publications | Tags:
Environment,
Inequality In November, the OECD published its most recent report on a short but fundamental question: How’s Life? Income is an important, but not the only factor in determining the answer. The OECD reflects this by going beyond the focus on GDP, that has for long
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Why Monetary Policy Should Go Green
Alexander Barkawi | 19 May 2017
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Climate Change,
Collateral Frameworks,
Green Finance,
QE Guest Post, FT Alphaville. Monetary policy is rarely a topic in debates on green finance. It should. The €60bn that the European Central Bank is currently injecting into financial markets on a monthly basis are a case in point. Its intervention amounts to nearly three
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Monetary Policy and Sustainability. The Case of Bangladesh
Alexander Barkawi and
Pierre Monnin | 31 May 2015
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Employment,
Energy,
Financial Inclusion Central banks have wide ranging effects on the economy and society as a whole. Their decisions on monetary policy and sustainability are closely intertwined. Nonetheless, the links between the mandates, objectives and instruments of central banks and a broad sustainability agenda are rarely reflected in
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