Webinar

Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: Learning from Pilot Cities in China’s Zheijiang Province

16 April 2025 | 9.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary, Webinar | Tags: China, Entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion, Green Finance
The webinar distilled lessons learned in Zhejiang province and explore the conditions under which new standards and digital platforms can bolster climate finance for small companies across ASEAN+3 countries and beyond. ... continue reading

Climate Change and Inflation Targeting Frameworks

14 April 2025 | 18.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with E-axes Forum
Monetary, Webinar | Tags: Central Banks, Climate Risks, Financial Stability, Inflation
How can monetary policy adapt in a world where negative supply shocks caused by climate change as well as the introduction of carbon taxes may intensify persistent inflationary pressures?. ... continue reading

International Trade Law and Global Data Governance: the Digital Single Market in Africa

Upcoming: 25 April 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade, Webinar | Tags: Africa, Data Governance, Digital Economy, Services Trade
In a fireside-style conversation Rutendo Tavengerwei and Neha Mishra will explore the interface between data governance in the African digital single market, national law, and global data governance frameworks. ... continue reading

Africa’s Digital Transformation and the Integration of Services Markets

27 March 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade, Webinar | Tags: Africa, Digital Economy, Services Trade
Africa's early leapfrog into mobile telecommunications spurred rapid adoption of smartphones and related services but delayed the deployment of the high-speed fixed broadband needed for services market integration at scale. ... continue reading

Macroprudential Systemic Capital Buffers to Address Climate Systemic Risks

10 March 2025 | 9.00-10.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary, Webinar | Tags: Climate Risks, Financial Stability, Financial Supervision, Macroprudential Policy, Systemic Risks
The webinar co-hosted with AMRO expores the key arguments presented in a policy brief on "Principles for Addressing Climate Systemic Risks with Capital Buffers", written by Satoshi Ikeda (Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency of Japan) and Pierre Monnin (Senior Fellow, Council on Economic ... continue reading