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Managing credit risk and improving access to finance in green energy projects

Dhruba, Purkayastha - 2018

The cost of finance has a relatively high impact on the returns and viability of clean energy projects compared with … assessment and ratings, which have usually been an inappropriate measure of credit risk for clean energy finance, have a … significant influence on the cost of finance. Factors like inadequate credit information, a lack of historical data at the project …

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Green energy finance in Australia and New Zealand

Diaz-Rainey, Ivan; Sise, Greg - 2018

We explore the history and current status of green energy finance in Australia and New Zealand. Although both countries … contrasting contexts for energy finance. Currently, and largely for historical reasons, renewables make up over 80% of the … countries have employed most of the important policy tools available to incentivize renewables and green energy finance (e …

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Green energy finance in India : challenges and solutions

Sarangi, Gopal K. - 2018

. One of the major impediments in the process of such a transition is to secure the necessary finance to achieve the …

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Does fintech contribute to systemic risk? : evidence from the US and Europe

Franco, Lavinia; García, Ana Laura; Husetović, Vigor; … - 2020

Fintech has increasingly become part of the global economy with the evolution of technology, increasing investments in fintech firms, and greater integration between traditional incumbent financial firms and fintech. Since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, research has also paid more attention to...

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The case for cash

McAndrews, James Joseph - 2017

Cash is an extremely useful social contrivance. Two possible drawbacks of high-denomination cash have recently been discussed by Kenneth Rogoff in his book The Curse of Cash, and echoed by other economists. They are the extensive use of high-denomination cash by criminals and others engaged in...

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Off-balance-sheet equity: the engine for energy efficiency capital mobilization

Ablaza, Alexander; Liu, Yang; Llado, Mikhael Fiorello - 2020

The International Energy Agency estimates that $24.5 trillion of energy efficiency (EE) investments will be needed through 2040. Debt- and self-financed projects are expected to contribute only a third of this capital due to multiple barriers. On the one hand, self-financed projects require...

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Leveraging SME finance through value chains in the CAREC landlocked economies

Boojoo, Lakshmi - 2019

This paper analyzes the situation of SMEs in Mongolia, especially their financial situation and financing mechanisms, the business environment, the existing policies, and value chain analysis, and makes suggestions for enhancing their development. Value chains that have their potential developed...

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Leveraging small and medium-sized enterprise finance through value chains in Georgia

Khishtovani, Giorgi; Saghareishvili, Mariam; Basilidze, … - 2019

innovation, creating jobs, and reducing poverty. This paper examines the status of SME finance in Georgia and the involvement of … analyzed. Based on existing information, the paper identifies barriers to SME finance in Georgia and proposes policy …

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Energy efficiency finance programs : best practices to leverage private green finance

Retallack, Simon; Johnson, Andrew; Brunert, Joshua; … - 2018

overcome the main energy efficiency challenges and leverage the private finance needed for deployment at scale. Our concluded …

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Green finance in Pakistan : barriers and solutions

Malik, Sadia; Qasim, Maha; Saeed, Hasan - 2018

Pakistan had been mired in a crippling energy crisis for several years but is experiencing a rapid turnaround in the energy sector with several new projects coming online. However, the interventions undertaken by the government rely heavily on imported fuel such as oil, coal, and LNG. An...

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