Is the Current Macroprudential Framework Fit for Climate Systemic Risk?
Pierre Monnin | 13 November 2022
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Macroprudential Policy,
Systemic Risks
Climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy have a clear systemic dimension, and they potentially pose a systemic risk for the financial sector. This has been highlighted by several international and national financial authorities and urgently needs to be addressed.
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China’s Structural Monetary Policy Tools: Objectives, Limitations, Unintended Consequences
Sebastian Guo | 7 November 2022
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
China,
Targeted Refinancing Lines
Central bank interventions have intended and unintended structural effects. A growing number of monetary authorities are acknowledging these structural implications of monetary policy and have started addressing them more actively. In line with this development, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) has introduced a range
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From Dependencies to Environmental Risks for Finance. Taking Next Steps
Chiara Colesanti Senni and
Adrian von Jagow | 9 May 2022
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Environmental Risks,
Financial Supervision
Climate-related risks are now widely recognized as a source of financial risks by financial supervisors and central banks worldwide. Estimates of transition risks, which include risks stemming from the transition to a low-carbon economy, have become more granular, thanks in part to improved data availability.
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A Dashboard for Biodiversity Risk Metrics
Oliver Braunschweig,
Chiara Colesanti Senni and
David Lunsford | 24 March 2022
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Biodiversity Risk,
Central Banks
This policy brief calls on central banks and financial supervisors to build and use a dashboard of biodiversity metrics to assess biodiversity risks in terms of both dependencies and impacts. In order for these metrics to become fully operational, they should cover risks for firms
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Monetary Policy Operations and Biodiversity Loss
Pierre Monnin | 24 March 2022
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Biodiversity Risk,
Central Banks,
Climate Change
Biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates in human history, with growing evidence that this could have significant economic and financial implications. In this regard, biodiversity loss is very similar to climate change: both entail physical risks that could translate into substantial economic and financial losses,
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