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Boosting FDI in emerging economies
Investors can help unlock key financial and societal returns, says Roberto Hoornweg, Co-Head Corporate & Investment Banking.
Escaping the sustainability debt trap
Debt conversions can unlock fiscal space for developing countries while mobilising sustainable finance at scale, writes Group Chairman Dr José Viñals.
How to make the most of Gen AI
Chief Strategy & Talent Officer Tanuj Kapilashrami shares her insights on how a 'skills passport' can help colleagues prepare.
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Global trade to grow 70% by 2030 amid a growing focus on sus…
Global exports will rise from US$17.4tn to US$29.7tn over the next decad…
03 Dec 2021
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How investors should view opportunities in China in 2022
As China moves towards ‘Common Prosperity’, how should international inv…
19 Nov 2021
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How export finance is contributing to sustainable developmen…
From roads and railways to hospitals, water treatment plants and renewab…
17 Nov 2021
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ESG risks take centre stage as MEA companies plan for the fu…
Companies in Middle East and Africa are accelerating efforts to build mo…
11 Nov 2021
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The power of collective action: how the financial industry c…
COP26 is set to bring collective action on climate change, with finance …
28 Oct 2021
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Sustainability can drive trade growth in Africa
Covid-19 upended a quarter-century of economic expansion for Africa. Wit…
18 Oct 2021
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The virtuous circle of trade digitisation and ESG
When combined, sustainability and digitisation in trade finance can powe…
02 Aug 2021
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Understanding reserve investment in China
An outlook on China’s economy, rates and currency and the increasing att…
05 May 2021
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Green data: making the cloud more sustainable
As internet traffic surges, data centres are turning to finance for sust…
07 Apr 2021
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Sustainability through ESG financing
The objective of green financing is to ensure more capital is directed&n…
21 Oct 2020
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Sustainable development – in good times and bad
The narrative around the economic impact of COVID-19 is now well trodden…
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Facilitating solar adoption
For many parts of the world, solar energy has become one of the most cos…
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The road to recovery: How emerging markets can find their wa…
As governments in emerging markets come out of ‘emergency mode’, they ne…
13 Oct 2020
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Funding the clean energy transition: A look at blended finan…
To avert a climate catastrophe the public and private sectors must embra…
24 Sep 2020
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Accelerating the energy transition: The next wave
Imagine that you govern one of the world’s many growing cities. As the p…
16 Jul 2020
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How smart sustainable investments can help make the world mo…
COVID-19 has put much of the world’s focus onto the need for healthcare …
14 May 2020
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Opportunities and challenges for Sustainable Finance in the …
The white paper addresses key considerations to ensure the market contin…
14 Jan 2020
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The psychology of security
An understanding of the ‘human endpoint’ is now an essential aspect of m…
01 Mar 2019