dossier 2020 11 sustainability and finance

Sustainability and finance

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Stock-market professional in Frankfurt.
Our view
– by Hans Dembowki

No ethics, no sustainability

Why financial stability hinges on investors taking into account environmental and social impacts
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Public finance
– by Dereje Alemayehu, Hans Dembowski

In the driver’s seat

African governments must make economies more productive, gear them to sustainability and ensure their own financial viability
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Entrepreneurship
– by Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu

Safeguarding long term viability

Entrepreneurs must consider their companies’ environmental and social impacts, but also ensure financial sustainability
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Development lending
– by Leny van Oijen, Christian Penda Ekoka

Consider the quality of debt

Even during a global pandemic, debt relief should not be granted across the board
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Multilateral development banks
– by Korinna Horta, Wawa Wang

Too many loopholes

The AIIB needs clear time-bound rules on information disclosure to mitigate environmental and social risk
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Debt sustainability
– by José Siaba Serrate

Buying time

Argentina has dodged a bullet with a debt restructuring deal – for now
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Private-sector banks
– by Katja Dombrowski

No money for coal

Study demonstrates that private-sector banks are acting with "extreme irresponsibility" in relation to the climate crisis
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Sustainable financing
– by Kathrin Berensmann

Huge financial needs

The private sector must contribute to funding the transition to a sustainable economy
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Official development assistance
– by Hildegard Lingnau, Julia Schnatz

Why taxation matters

Conventional ODA has often proved counterproductive, but there are alternative approaches
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