In recent years the Lao PDR's financial sector developed fast in terms of financial depth, intermediation and distribution. A developed financial sector is the basis for dynamic economic growth. Yet, unsustainable financial liberalization and growth poses risks to financial sector stability. The...

1. Introduction -- 2. Sustainability in Finance and Economics -- 3. Sustainable Development Versus Green Banking: Where Is the Link? -- 4. Sustainability, Innovation, and Efficiency: A Key Relationship -- 5. Socially Responsible Financial Markets -- 6. Institutional Investments and Responsible...

This book is among the first to address the issue of assessing the efficiency of sustainable development financing from a theoretical and methodical point of view. The innovative nature of research is expressed through the study of new phenomena in finance including sustainable financial...