Green Credit Guarantee Schemes for MSMEs
This special report elaborates on policy considerations for the implementation of a credit guarantee scheme that can be used to support green lending by financial institutions (such as commercial banks, credit cooperatives or microfinance institutions) to MSMEs.
Towards an Inclusive Green Future: An Analysis of the Intersection Between Inclusive Green Finance and Gender Inclusive Finance
There is a pressing need to promote regulation and policies that strengthen the adaptive capacity and resilience of women to environmental change while empowering them to take part in mitigation efforts and environmental-related decision-making.
Integrating Inclusive Green Finance Policies into National Financial Inclusion Strategies
This guideline note aims to support AFI member institutions to accelerate the development of IGF policies that enhance sustainable potential for economic growth and to manage the financial risks associated with the impacts of climate change.
Greening the Financial Sector Through Provision Policies: The Role of Central Banks
This special report examines how central banks and other financial regulatory institutions are involved in efforts to green the financial system through provision policies.
Demand-side Approach to Inclusive Green Finance Data Collection
This Guideline Note discusses a first approach to demand-side data collection to support financial regulators and financial service providers to measure the needs and perspectives of the target populations related to the impact of climate-related events.
Climate Risk Insurance for the Agriculture Sector in Armenia
This case study details specific conditions that make Armenia’s agricultural sector vulnerable to climate change, and steps that the Central Bank of Armenia has taken to cope with the effects of a warming climate.
Inclusive Green Finance Policies for MSMEs
Existing policy tools and techniques for low-income populations and MSMEs can be refined and repurposed with a green focus.
Bangladesh Bank’s Journey with Financial Inclusion and Climate Change
This case study examines the work of Bangladesh Bank to enact policies aimed at transitioning the financial sector to a green economy and helping the population cope with financial losses from climate change and adapt to new livelihoods and environmental realities.
Climate Change and Index Insurance
This briefing note summarizes the emerging issues related to climate change and index insurance, discussing how climate trends are being considered in index product design and pricing, and how this could be improved.
State of the Sector: Agri-Insurance for Smallholder Farmers
This report takes stock of the current state of agri-insurance for smallholder households, distilling what has changed in the sector since 2018 and proposing a set of priority areas to guide work over the next five years.