The pandemic has affected virtually everyone in the world, but its impacts have been hardest on the poor and vulnerable,…
Recent quarters, months, and weeks have seen a remarkable clash between the goals of the US Federal Reserve and Chinese…
Investors and corporations that do not have an explicit mandate to manage social or environmental issues still have an implicit…
“Many emerging market companies have good ESG practices, but through active engagement we can improve disclosure around these practices to…
The Covid-19 crisis has impacted the health and livelihoods of many millions of people across the planet, and it continues…
ESG risks have the potential of negatively impacting banks’ assets, earning capacity, and sometimes their reputation, argues Abbas Basrai. Environmental,…
The world woke up on Monday 23 with higher international reserves for all countries. A new allocation of US$650 billion…
On July 21, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) published its eighth annual report on Global Public Investors…
As we turn our attention towards the imperative of “building forward greener” post-pandemic, there can be no more business as…
Commodity prices have recovered their 2020 losses and, in most cases, are now above pre-pandemic levels (Figure 1). The pace…