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.
Mainstreaming Green Inclusive Finance in MENA
This report seeks to inform the debate around green inclusive finance in the MENA region, and to support policymakers and regulators as well as development practitioners in identifying, formulating, and implementing policy responses for the region.
Moving Markets Towards Open Finance
This paper summarizes open finance policy approaches globally, as well as the ways that government-controlled financial data can help catalyze open finance where industry is hesitant to lead.