Helping the Recovery while Fostering Sustainability and Resilience: Financial Sector Development in the Age of COVID-19

Rémy Rioux (Agence Française de Développement), Shamshad Akhtar (Karandaaz Pakistan), Stephany Griffith Jones (Columbia University), Marianne Haahr (Green Digital Finance Alliance), Sony Kapoor (NIFTYS), Ulrich Volz (SOAS)

The COVID-19 crisis has illustrated the crucial role of finance in supporting the real economy during times of crisis and in facilitating economic recovery. However, it also revealed fragilities in financial systems, not least caused through unprecedented capital outflows from developing and emerging economies at the onset of the crisis. Ahead of the Finance in Common Summit, which will take place in Paris in November 2020, this webinar will discuss the role of financial sector development in contributing to more resilient economic development. In particular, it will consider potential lessons from the current crisis for financial development policies and the role of development banks and public finance institutions.

Programme:

Keynote

Rémy Rioux (Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Développement)

Panel discussion

Shamshad Akhtar (Chair of the Board of Directors, Karandaaz Pakistan)

Stephany Griffith Jones (Financial Markets Program Director, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University)

Marianne Haahr (Executive Director, Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance)

Sony Kapoor (Managing Director, Nordic Institute for Finance, Technology and Sustainability)

Ulrich Volz (Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS, University of London) (chair)

The event is open to all but prior registration is required .

The event forms part of the Sustainable Crisis Responses project funded by the International Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research & Exchange (INSPIRE) led by a research partnership comprising E3G, SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, SEACEN and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. This event is organised in co-operation with the Nordic Institute for Finance, Technology and Sustainability.

Organiser: Centre for Sustainable Finance

Contact email: uv1@soas.ac.uk