Vietnam’s Climate Resilience Journey Still Has Ways to Go
Vietnam is one of the world’s most hazard-prone countries to climate change risks. The country faces high natural disaster risk levels.
Vietnam is one of the world’s most hazard-prone countries to climate change risks. The country faces high natural disaster risk levels.
This policy brief provides a detailed overview of the guidance that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has provided to financial institutions and their supervisors, in relation to assessing, quantifying and managing climate risks under Pillars I, II and III of the Basel framework.
At the end of April 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) released a revised version of its most important document, the Core Principles for effective banking supervision.
The US has always prioritized the protection of its own economy. And this is a natural continuation of such a policy, along with the trend in deglobalisation and the decoupling of the US-China trade relationship.
In pursuit of sustainable economic growth, the Hong Kong government has taken significant steps to enhance the city’s climate resilience and accelerate its efforts to achieve the net-zero carbon emission objective by 2050 through various strategies.
Singapore, a small low-lying island, faces an urgent need to mitigate against climate change.
To achieve carbon neutrality, ASEAN+3 countries must overhaul their economic strategies, which will almost certainly mean a period of slower growth.
Anthony Tan speaks to MONEY FM 89.3’s Breakfast with Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang on the ASEAN+3 region’s short-term economic outlook and how policymakers should tackle the urgency of transitioning to greener growth models.
The inaugural AMRO-INSPIRE-GAIP Conference in Singapore brought together senior figures from financial regulators, central banks, multilateral development banks, non-governmental organisations and the financial sector to discuss the effects and impacts of climate change on the financial system.
AMRO, together with staff from WWF Indonesia supported by WWF Greening Financial Regulation Initiative and WWF Singapore, organised a 3-day workshop in Jakarta, aimed at enhancing awareness of the importance of nature-related risks and their impact on financial stability.