Description
This session will explore how monetary and financial policies can support inclusive development in Asia and the Pacific.
The first segment examines central banks’ actions to enhance financial inclusion, literacy, and consumer protection. It also talks about how central banking can promote green development, as low-carbon, climate-resilient development disproportionally benefits the poor. The second segment discusses the potential of social finance, especially through innovative financial instruments such as social impact bonds and sustainability-linked bonds and loans.
Presentations on monetary policy for inclusive and green development (12 mins each)
o Enhancing financial inclusion in the post-COVID-19 world
o Promoting financial literacy and strengthening financial consumer protection in Bangladesh
o Introducing a central bank digital currency in Thailand
o Green central banking
Q&A (15 mins)
Presentations on financial policy for sustainable development
o Accelerate the growth of Singapore's sustainable finance ecosystem - Green and Sustainability-Linked Loan Grant Scheme
o Innovations ahead for capital markets -the rise of sustainability-linked financing
o A paradigm shift in the delivery of public service - use of social impact bonds
Q&A
