A third round of early pension withdrawals will boost growth, … by around 0.5 percentage points, mainly via durable consumption. However, the larg...

This summary of the Institute of International Finance’s first-ever Sustainable Finance Summit in April offers new insights on what senior regulators, policymakers and financial sector leaders from around the world are saying about mobilizing capital for climate and sustainable development goals.

Deeper “green” real estate markets are needed to accelerate ESG integration in global financial markets; As the world’s largest asset class, real estate is responsible for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions; Amid growing populations and housing demand, sustainable design practices are crucial for keeping a lid on emissions; Sustainability-linked real estate securities markets are still small, despite significant climate hazards and potential damage.

Our baseline projections do not envisage recovery in tourism to pre-pandemic levels before 2023. Faster recovery in tourism hinges on rapid advancements in vaccine distribution.

This briefing note highlights three major areas of potential commercial benefit for banks and insurers: modernizing relationships with consumers by maintaining the bank’s position of centrality as an identity provider; supporting SMEs in the eCommerce economy through protecting their use of customer data; and exploring new product and revenue opportunities. 

We are revising our Turkish Lira fair value to $/TRY 9.50. This decision is driven by balance of payments fundamentals, … whereby the current acco...

ASEAN countries will bounce back from the COVID-19 shock this year. However, the pace of the recovery varies due to uneven pandemic control. Supply chain disruptions subside, and ASEAN exports are rising sharply. Fiscal and monetary policy stances will likely remain supportive this year.

This briefing note is drafted to summarize key developments and analyze some of the consequences for debates around data privacy, competition and cloud service providers.

Brazil’s budget cuts back on emergency spending markedly, … making fiscal policy a significant drag on growth this year. Despite signs of fiscal d...

Portfolio flows to EM stood at $45.5 bn in April. Equity and debt inflows were $14.2 bn and $31.2 bn. Chinese equities posted $13.5 bn in inflows....

The IIF Sustainable Finance Monitor covers key developments in the global sustainable finance agenda. In the April 2021 issue, we examine the proliferation of net zero ambitions from governments, corporates, and financial firms. 

The April 2021 edition of the Insurance Update provides targeted updates on IIF insurance activities and events. 

Financial firms are rapidly stepping up climate commitments, increasingly to net-zero emissions targets; However, comparing targets is challenging in the absence of widely agreed GHG accounting standards for “financed emissions”; Demand for high-quality carbon credits is set to accelerate as firms seek ways to meet net-zero commitments  

This Second Addendum references the recent extension of and modifications to the G20/Paris Club Debt Service Suspension Initiative through December 31, 2021, providing a similar extension of/modifications to the private sector Terms of Reference.

COVID-19 caused substantial disruption to labor markets. We survey prime-age employment ratios across key economies. Negative labor market fallout...