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Strife at COP leaves climate burden on private actors

Oil producers hinder progress, rich countries reluctant to pay
Some borrowers delay financing plans

Climate transition risk? Bring it on

Even the worst scenario of disorderly change would be a boon

Unédic to pour out more bonds to thirsty investors

Ultra-thin spreads to OATs as agency quadruples its programme next year
Some borrowers delay financing plans
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  • European institutions are at risk of having to bail out countries in the Balkans that take out loans from China that come with strings attached but which often fail to deliver the promised infrastructure projects, experts have warned
  • SSA
    After initially falling behind the pace set by the European Investment Bank, the EBRD has this week accelerated its target to align with the Paris Agreement on climate change by the end of next year
  • The UK government is launching a complete review of its securitization regulations in parallel with the European Union’s ambitions to reform the market. Sustainability, the 'simple, transparent and standardised' label, SME funding and risk retention are all under the microscope.
  • Frontier currency bonds issued by development finance institutions have outperformed emerging market indices over the past three years, according to a report published by fund manager TCX this week.
  • SRI
    The European Commission is on the verge of launching its new sustainable finance strategy — the first major fresh initiative since the Sustainable Finance Action Plan of 2018. GlobalCapital has seen a leaked draft, which reveals that the EU will explore whether to create official labels for transition bonds and sustainability-linked bonds, whether to regulate green mortgages, and how to reinforce investors’ responsibility for the effects of their investments.
  • Hungary, Poland and Romania are ranked in the top quarter of a new index of financial risk. Nomura says that countries should act now to reduce the risk of a crisis hitting within the next three years.