This webinar presents exclusive country insights from the IFC-supported Sustainable Banking Network (SBN) report Necessary Ambition: How Low-Income Countries Are Adopting Sustainable Finance to Address Poverty, Climate Change, and Other Urgent Challenges, launched in June 2020. The report is the first comprehensive review of drivers and innovation behind market-level efforts to promote sustainable finance in low-income countries. It includes 16 case studies, 8 country reports, and practical decision-making tools based on countries' various experiences. The webinar features opening remarks by IFC Vice President, Georgina Baker, and presentations by four SBN member countries – Bangladesh, Kenya, Mongolia, and Nigeria – about their national journeys to promote a financial sector shift to sustainable finance practices. It also explores how the integration of sustainable finance contributes to a country's overall development ambitions.
About the Presenters:
Moderator: Ms. Louise Gardiner
Coordinator of SBN African region & Green Bond Working Group
Ms. Georgina Baker
Vice President of IFC, Chair of SBN Secretaria
Mr. Batmunkh Batbold
Coordinator of SBN Task Force
Dr. Aisha Mahmood
Special Advisor to the Governor on Sustainable Banking, Central Bank of Nigeria
Ms. Nomindari Enkhtur
Advisor to the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association
Mr. Asif Iqbal
Joint Director, Bank of Bangladesh
Ms. Nuru Mugambi
Director,Kenya Bankers Association
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