Green bonds aren’t a new idea. But the government’s decision could help further integrate sustainability into all forms of lending.
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A recently settled class action lawsuit against the Australian government could help drive greater disclosure of climate financial risk by governments, central banks and companies.
The former European Central Bank supremo has been generally seen as a good hire for Italy, but there are also global issues at play.
Zimbabwe wants to issue a sovereign bond to raise $3.5 billion it has agreed to pay as compensation to white farmers, but the economic and political conditions aren’t conducive to such an issuance.
Climate-related financial risks have already entered the corporate boardroom. With this case, they’ve now come knocking at the government’s door.
With government debt soaring following moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic, now is the ideal moment to change how states borrow money.
The new government of Alberto Fernandez must now deal with Argentina’s least favourite international organisation.
The euphoria that accompanied João Lourenço’s new presidency has ebbed away amid the stark realities of a profoundly dysfunctional political economy.
How South African manages the fallout from its likely downgrade by Moody’s in November will determine whether the country will be forced to turn to the IMF for a bailout.
Quantitative easing cannot single-handedly save Europe.
The Greek rejection of the bailout means it’s time to brace ourselves: Grexit is now an 80% probability.
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow
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SNF Eccellenza Professor, University of Basel
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Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Finance, University of Liverpool
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Head of Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Strategy and International Business, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
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PhD Candidate, Melbourne Law School, and Research fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in the Political Economy of Development, King's College London
