Development institutions, governments, and the investment community have been exploring ways to increase private capital flows to support critical development projects in emerging markets. A new financing mechanism applies the risk-bearing capacity and know-how of insurance companies to allow...

Financing infrastructure in emerging markets is a critical global challenge for sustainable development. Through a new International Finance Corporation (IFC) program, private institutional investors can directly participate in the evolving infrastructure asset class in emerging markets. The...

Emerging evidence suggests that de-risking is a reality. Increased capital requirements, coupled with rising Know-Your-Customer, Anti-Money-Laundering, and Combating-the-Financing-of-Terrorism compliance costs have resulted in the exit of several global banks from cross-border relationships with...

The rapid development of Chinese online loan platforms (OLPs), as well as their risks, has attracted widespread attention, increasing the demand for a complete credit rating mechanism. The present study establishes a credit rating indicator system for 130 mainstream Chinese OLPs that combines 12...

Rauchende Schornsteine, Waldrodung, extensive Viehwirtschaft: Dies sind Dinge, die unmittelbar für die globale Erwärmung verantwortlich gemacht werden. Aber auch der Müll, der in jedem Haushalt anfällt, hat direkte negative Effekte in Bezug auf das Klima. Eine Tonne Garten- und...

Seit Monaten befinden sich die Grünen in Umfragen auf einem historischen Höhenflug. Vor allem das wachsende Bewusstsein für Probleme des Klimawandels scheint ihnen Auftrieb zu verleihen. Der folgende Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die grünen Parteien in Europa.

Social bonds have become an increasingly popular fixed-income product since the Social Bond Principles were published in 2017, and their growth and popularity have accelerated in recent months due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting need for new funding avenues to address the...

Correspondent banking relationships connect banks and people across borders and are critical to finance and trade. They are a vital link between emerging markets and the broader global economy. Yet efforts to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism have increased compliance...

Commodity exchanges can provide emerging market economies with orderly, transparent, and efficient markets by acting as mechanisms that mitigate price risk, discover equilibrium prices, and connect buyers and sellers. Exchanges can also reduce transaction costs and information asymmetries by...

Rauchende Schornsteine, Waldrodung, extensive Viehwirtschaft: Dies sind Dinge, die unmittelbar für die globale Erwärmung verantwortlich gemacht werden. Aber auch der Müll, der in jedem Haushalt anfällt, hat direkte negative Effekte in Bezug auf das Klima. Eine Tonne Garten- und...