Banks and other financial institutions have a central role to play in supporting the net zero transition of the business sector and its millions of SMEs. They are working to integrate climate considerations in various aspects of their operations, including strategy, management and financial...

Vom 9. bis 10. Dezember 1996 fand in Wien ein Seminar statt, das sich mit dem Umstellungsprozess der Banken der Transformationsländer befaßte. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt befanden sich Rumänien und Bulgarien in schwerwiegenden Reformproblemen, zu deren Lösung dieses Diskussionsforum beitragen...

Foreword -- Macro-economic policy -- Trade -- Investment -- Financial regulation -- Science, technology & innovation -- Overview -- Economic Governance -- Taxation -- Anti-corruption -- Illicit financial flows -- Overview -The Environment and Natural resource Security -- Climate change -- Food...

What are the reasons for and the costs of Latin America's volatility? Because there is no consensus on these fundamental questions, there is no consensus on the appropriate policy response to macroeconomic volatility in Latin America, and other shock-prone countries. This paper provides new...

This publication presents the current situation with regard to the magnitude and economic impact of migrants remittances to their countries of origin. In 2004, remittances exceeded official development aid in several emigration countries: they totalled USD 126 billion according to IMF estimates....