This Brief reports on the impact of access to finance, and related advisory services, on employment in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EBRD regions.

This paper aims to deepen current understanding of the state of play of green bonds that are financing climate resilience-related assets, projects, and activities.

IFC has identified over $29 trillion in green and climate investment opportunities in emerging markets up to 2030...

The Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 is the fourth in a series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and long-term trends in the financial inclusion sector. 

The Sustainability Report 2020 explores the many ways the EBRD created impact...

Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic buyers and suppliers focus on maintaining liquidity, supply chain finance programs are an exceptionally important tool for banks to support struggling economies... 

The global COVID-19 pandemic and diminished economic activity that resulted from it had a significant impact on financial institutions around the world in 2020. In order to gauge that impact...

ADB has published a new book on Financing Clean Energy in Developing Asia. "It reviews existing financing options and approaches for clean energy, and includes country examples....

The EBRD Annual Review 2020 "describes the impact of the EBRD’s investments, projects and policy work amid the Covid-19 crisis, and outlines our achievements...

'Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are a vital part of the livelihoods and resilience strategies of poor households across emerging markets. There is evidence that lack ...

'Authors of the report perceived as the highest likelihood risks of the next ten years are extreme weather, climate action failure and human-led environmental damage'...

'Authors of the report perceived as the highest likelihood risks of the next ten years are extreme weather, climate action failure and human-led environmental damage; as well as digital power concentration, digital inequality and cybersecurity failure. Among the highest impact risks of the next decade, infectious diseases are in the top spot, followed by climate action failure and other environmental risks; as well as weapons of mass destruction, livelihood crises, debt crises and IT infrastructure breakdown.'

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Source: The World Economic Forum

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Emerging technologies such as AI, 5G, DLT, and quantum are increasingly being used by financial services firms and are forming clusters that are driving innovation....