Birds fly over a man taking photos of the exposed riverbed of the Old Parana River, a tributary of the Parana River during a drought in Rosario, Argentina, in July 2021. The Global South is being hit hard by climate change, but could business help turn the tide?
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The goal of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, or GFANZ, is to bring together the financial sector to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy. Here’s why it might actually work.
Financial services company Allianz, sponsors of Bayern Munich, are one of 2021’s top performing ESG – environmentally responsible – companies.
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Big corporations are under pressure to take real action on emissions or risk the wrath of protesters, investors and even shareholders.
No signs of the bottom.
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Markets normally rally when central banks throw trillions of dollars at a problem. But not this time.
The new Bailey.
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The days of using interest rates to keep the wheels on are at an end.
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The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is responsible for rising rail fares and student loan repayments.
Staying put: Mark Carney.
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The central bank’s governor is locked into a white-hot political spat, but what can he actually do in the next two and a half years?
Carney tries to reassure investors.
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Mark Carney has announced the first part of a plan to settle investor nerves and avoid a market trainwreck. Despite best efforts it may not be enough.
Bank of England chief Mark Carney has swung the financial world’s focus firmly onto climate.
“Investors are running ahead of governments.” This is arguably the most striking and encouraging statement heard so far at the Paris climate conference. It was made in a remarkable speech at a forum on…
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The Bank of England has emphasised the overal benefits that membership of the EU brings Britain. But also warns of its risks.
Mind the gap: Britain will need to raise rates with care.
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Why do interest rates have to go up, and what’s stopping central bankers doing it right now?
Watch out, Mark - Plaid Cymru want to change your remit.
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According to our expert, Plaid Cymru has some sensible financial and monetary policies… and some less sensible, too.
Blue Steel: Mark Carney.
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Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, wants to change the way bankers get paid in order to discourage them from taking excessive risk or behaving badly. He has suggested that a big part of…