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EBRD’s Second TCFD Report Discloses New Work on Climate Risk Assessment

October 21, 2021/EBRD By Vanora Bennett Image Credit: EBRD NEW REPORT  Second annual TCFD report discloses climate risk assessment methodologies and initial portfolio risk assessments Bank reaffirms commitments to Paris alignment by 2023 and to Green Economy Transition (GET) projects accounting for 50 per cent of new Bank business by 2025 EBRD dedicated […]

How Long is Too Long? How High is Too High?: Managing Recent Inflation Developments within the FOMC’s Monetary Policy Framework

Governor Randal K. Quarles At the 2021 Milken Institute Global Conference “Charting a New Course,” Beverly Hills, California October 20, 2021/US Federal Reserve Thank you to the Milken Institute for the opportunity to join you today. This morning I’d like to outline my view of current economic conditions and the […]

Shirin Hamid to Become the IMF’s Chief Information Officer and Director of the Information and Technology Department

October 20, 2021/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Ms. Shirin Hamid as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the Information Technology Department (ITD). Ms. Hamid’s selection was the outcome of an internationally competitive process. Ms. Hamid, a […]