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  • BIS to launch Asian green bond fund for central banks in 2022

    21 October 2021

    The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will launch an Asian green bond fund for central banks in early 2022, just a year after it launched its second green bond fund.

  • 'Act now to avoid a green bubble' says BIS' Carstens

    03 June 2021

    Policymakers must urgently develop verification processes that confirm that promised environmental benefits are actually achieved, the general manager of the 'bank for central banks' has warned.

  • Could blockchain save the planet?

    24 April 2018

    Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.