Wang’s Café Goes Green: Innovative Finance Solutions for Small Companies
Peter Knaack | 27 March 2025
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance Financial markets have mobilized a large and growing amount of money for climate action – but most of it goes to large firms. Small companies (micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises or MSMEs in the jargon) struggle to access the finance needed to green their activities.
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Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: A Case Study of Pilot Cities in China’s Zheijiang Province
Jingyi Zhang,
Peter Knaack and
Danqing Shao | 21 February 2025
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial for the transition to a sustainable economy. However, they face major challenges in accessing financing for sustainable investments.
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Inclusive Green Finance: a New Agenda for Central Banks and Financial Supervisors
Ulrich Volz and
Peter Knaack | 23 June 2023
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance Through an integrated inclusive green finance (IGF) approach, central banks and financial supervisors can enable a just transition to an environmentally sustainable economy and avoid potential adverse effects on economically vulnerable groups.
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