CFD - Centre for Finance and Development

Catch CFD at Building Bridges this week! #BuildingBridges #BuildingBridges2024 #SustainableFinance #ImpactInvesting

Join us for our event 'Sustainable Finance Educational Programs' at Building Bridges! This session highlights a range of sustainable finance learning options, from short online courses to longer in-person programs, including certifications, hackathons, and master’s degrees. Designed for various interests and expertise levels, it’s an excellent opportunity to explore diverse ways to deepen your knowledge of sustainable finance. Dawid B., Co-Director of the MAS in Sustainable Finance and Development | Geneva Graduate Institute will speak about the future of non-financial reporting in Europe, opportunities for introducing the “Omnibus," and what the new Green Bond Standard means for fixed-income markets. He will be speaking alongside - Vanina Farber, elea Professor and Dean of the Executive MBA - International Institute for Management Development Matthew Kilgarriff, Network Ambassador for Continental Europe - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Dimitri Senik, CFA, Leader of Investor Trust Services - PwC Antoine Mach, Managing Partner - Covalence SA Michelle Van Waveren, UHNW Impact Journey Expert – Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth, University of Zurich Jessica Leigh, Head of Capacity Building and Partnerships - Oxford Sustainable Finance Group Daniela Lavrador, Director Romandie - Swiss Sustainable Finance Thomas Maillart, Senior Lecturer - University of Geneva Date: 11 December 2024, Time: 14:00 - 15:30 pm CET Venue: Level 0 (Solutions Stage), CICG, Rue de Varembé 17, 1202 Geneva #BuildingBridges2024 #BuildingBridges #SustainableFinance

Join us for our event 'Sustainable Finance Educational Programs' at Building Bridges! Dawid B., Co-Director of the MAS in Sustainable Finance and Development | Geneva Graduate Institute will speak about the future of non-financial reporting in Europe, opportunities for introducing the “Omnibus," and what the new Green Bond Standard means for fixed-income markets. More details in the event page below. #BuildingBridges2024 #BuildingBridges #SustainableFinance

Join us for our event 'Scale Local Currency Solutions in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies' at Building Bridges! The event is jointly organized by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs - SECO and the Centre for Finance and Development - CFD. To what extent can local currency solutions play a role in financing development, while containing risks to debt sustainability and financial stability? This workshop discusses what solutions are working, what is lacking and what could be scaled up to make capital markets in local currency a sustainable source of financing. Date: 11 December 2024,  Time: 10:00 - 12:00 pm CET Venue: Room F, CICG, Rue de Varembé 17, 1202 Geneva Panelists include - Ugo Panizza, Professor of Economics and Pictet Chair in Finance and Development - Geneva Graduate Institute   Sivuyise Ngwane, Senior Financial Risk Manager and Quantitative Modelling Specialist - National Treasury South Africa   Catiana Garcia-Kilroy, Lead Financial Sector Specialist; Program Manager for the Sustainable Finance Facility(World Bank) - The World Bank  Christopher Olobo, CEO - Dhamana Guarantee Company  Nathan Sussman, Full Professor of International Economics and Director of the Centre for Finance and Development - Geneva Graduate Institute  Axel van Nederveen, Treasurer - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)  Thomas Venon, Executive Director, Centre for Development Finance Studies  Sara Velco, CFA, Strategy, Blended Finance & Structured Solutions - TCX Fund (The Currency Exchange Fund) #BuildingBridges2024 #BuildingBridges

Prospective students, join our upcoming webinar series on "Our International Economics Programmes : Policy-Relevant Economic Research and Training for a Better World" to hear from our faculty and your future professors.

Join us on 10th December, at our Building Bridges event at CICG in Geneva! #BuildingBridges #BuildingBridges2024

MAS student, Juliette Geisinger talks to us about here Internship experience at Mirabaud Asset Management office in Paris. See full interview here: https://lnkd.in/etmfzPw5

Impact Investment in Sports for Development: Unlocking Social Impact Join the Geneva Impact Investing Association to explore the role of impact investment in sports for development (S4D). Liam Mc Groarty, Strategic Development Manager at UEFA will be joining us to talk about impact investment in sports and methods for measuring the impact on key areas such as health, education, employment, and social cohesion. For over 15 years, Liam has been passionate about using sport as a tool for social development and inclusion. As a Strategic Development Manager at UEFA, he supports the growth of amateur and recreational football in a strategic and sustainable manner, by measuring the impact of football on health, education, employment, and social cohesion. He also leverages his MBA in Impact Evaluation and Impact Investment to design and implement innovative financing mechanisms, such as social outcomes contracting, that enable public and private investors to fund sport for development initiatives. The event will be moderated by MAS students Augusto Gortaire and Maximilian Steinbach. To participate, register here: https://lnkd.in/eqGYnUFH Date: 6th December Time: 12:30 PM CET Venue: In person | Auditorium A2, Maison de la paix, 1202 Geneva MAS in Sustainable Finance and Development | Geneva Graduate Institute #UEFA #GenevaGraduateInstitute #IHEID #S4D #SportsForDevelopment

Building Better Bridges: Accelerating Investment at Scale In and For the Most of the World Join us for a seminar and technical workshops hosted by the Geneva Rethinking Finance Collaborative (GRFC) as part of the preparation for Building Bridges Week. Date: 04 Dec Time: 18:30 - 20:00 pm CET Venue: Online / Room S8, Maison de la paix, Geneva The event will be moderated by Nathan Sussman and Beris Gwynne, Founder and Director, Incitāre This will be followed with a Keynote from Christopher Mbanefo, Member of the Executive Committee, The Club of Rome, and Founder of The OXÏ-ZEN Program. He will speak in the topic of 'International Debt & Climate Finance: A New Perspective through Carbon Balance' This will further be followed by panel presentations on 'Leveraging the Agro-Ecology Multiplier' By Matt Purkis, Head of Operations, South African Organic Sector Organisation, and Ecosystem Architect, Project Biome and Zach Bush, MD, Founder and Chairman, Farmer's Footprint, and CEO of Resource Dynamics Managing the Transition – Principled Pragmatism Karen Fawcett, Senior Accredited Director, Singapore Institute of Directors, and Member of the Foundation Board, LGT SPVs for Sector Financing: Catchments (Source to Sea), Landscapes, and Bio-Regions Wietse W. Hermanns, Owner and Director, Climate Valley Consulting B.V Paul Chatterton, Lead and Founder, Landscape Finance Lab To see the full program visit: https://lnkd.in/e4nZSKVk To attend, register here: https://lnkd.in/exWpHHm2 #BuildingBridges #BuildingBridges2024 #ClubofRome #GRFC #GenevaGrdauteInstitute #IHEID

This week, the CFD held a discussion with Mr. Kensuke Molnar-Tanaka, Head of Asia Desk, OECD Development Centre, on Climate Disaster Risk Finance and Development in Asia. Climate disaster finance is becoming an essential topic as disasters rise in Asia, exposing limited fiscal capacity and resilience gaps. Countries are now exploring innovative financing mechanisms to address these challenges. While OECD countries have over 50% of losses covered, many countries lack insurance coverage. Multi-country risk-sharing, where nations pool risks, is emerging as a solution. However, challenges remain in balancing insurance premiums and affordability while increasing insurance literacy and government support. These bonds, though relatively new, are gaining traction. The Philippines leads the way, supported by the World Bank, with Indonesia following suit. Despite a 10x increase in CAT bond issuance, uptake remains low in ASEAN countries. Challenges like basis risk—where payouts may not match actual losses—persist, but the demand signals strong potential. Initiatives like the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company, and Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility are paving the way for collaborative resilience-building. This growing field, in light of #COP29, opens broader questions about integrating climate change resilience into financial mechanisms. #GenevaGraduateInstitute #IHEID #COP29 #OECD #OECDDevelopment