While sovereigns have made good progress in advancing their environmental, social and governance bond frameworks, they need to go even further to better outline their climate transition plans. This was the message from investors speaking at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe’s Annual European Government Bond Conference in Brussels on 16 November.
Frontier economies require new approach to sustainable debt By Polina Kurdyavko Some developed countries do not use their special drawing rights allocations. Redistributing a share of these towards frontier market economies could be a win-win for both investors and countries. Read the full commentary here.
MEETINGS In focus: the ECB financial stability review Tuesday 29 November, Roundtable Financial stability has deteriorated across the euro area. Jérôme Henry, principal adviser in the directorate general macroprudential policy and financial stability, ECB, discusses the bank’s latest financial stability review. Register to attend here.
ON DEMAND Avoiding a debt crisis Neil Williams, chief economist, and Taylor Pearce, economist at OMFIF, discuss what the forces driving government funding costs will be, whether there are other measures available and how they might suit the UK. Listen to the podcast here.
