This webinar was hosted as part of the 4th Annual Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment Conference.
Description
Many emerging markets for decades have been able to attract global investments from both private and public financial institutions. This has lifted billions of people out of poverty and has partly improved equity in many emerging economies. In the aftermath of COVID-19, however, future economic development in emerging economies looks challenging with debt crises, a continued health crisis, lack of economic opportunities risking social unrest, and unresolved as well as accelerating environmental issues. The IMF predicts that all inequality improvements made since 2008 could be wiped out. Against this backdrop, this panel will discuss recent development and challenges for sustainable finance and investment in emerging economies, including the question of China’s increasing footprint in emerging markets finance. With leading experts from all major regions and sectors, questions on financing priorities, responsibilities and sustainability standards will be discussed.
Moderator: Christoph Nedopil, Associate Professor Economics, FISF Fudan University, Director Green Finance & Development Center, FISF Fudan University
Speakers:
Sanaa Abouzaid, Country Manager for Central America, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy; Director, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University
Paul Milon, Head of Stewardship, Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management
ZHAO Zheng, Deputy General Manager of the International Department, SINOSURE China
Anzetse Were, Senior Economist, FSD Kenya