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.
The Basel Committee’s Revised Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision: Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks in ASEAN+3
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.
Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks in ASEAN+3
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.
Latest US Tariffs on Chinese EVs Pose Worrying Trends for the Environment
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.
Hong Kong’s Strategy Toward Net Zero
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.
How Singapore Unlocks Resource Constraints to Enable the Green Transition
Singapore, a small low-lying island, faces an urgent need to mitigate against climate change.
Is the Net-Zero Transition Endangering the Asian Century?
To achieve carbon neutrality, ASEAN+3 countries must overhaul their economic strategies, which will almost certainly mean a period of slower growth.
Bigger Picture: Growth Priorities as Economies Go Green
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.
AMRO-INSPIRE-GAIP Conference
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.
Natural Capital, Biodiversity and the Economy and its Relation to 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.