TALKING BUSINESS: Africa (in cooperation with the Swiss-African Business Circle)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 16:30-18:00 Talking Business: Africa An interactive session in which representatives of private sector entities investing and/or operating a business... Read More
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT AND NATURAL CAPITAL (in partnership with Planet Tracker)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 14:30-15:30 Humans often take for granted that natural elements of their environment, which are relevant to sustain their operations,... Read More
TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE-RELATED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES IMPLEMENTATION AND CLIMATE ACTION (in partnership with the International Finance Corporation and the Bloomberg Foundation)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 12:00-13:00 Climate change is a key point on the global political agenda in 2021 and politicians, regulators and financial... Read More
LEVERAGING FINANCE and CAPITAL AND Development of POLICIES FOR CLIMATE ACTION IN EMERGING MARKETS: THE ROLE OF BANKS (in partnership with the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 11:00-12:00 As the world shifts to greener, more sustainable economic systems and infrastructures, it is crucial that emerging market... Read More
DECENT WORK AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: AFRICA FOCUS (in partnership with International Labour Oragnization)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 09:30-10:30 Making special economic zones (SEZs) work for decent employment in Africa Special economic zones in their various forms... Read More
Can Digital Government Deliver Development Impact
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 14:30-16:00 COVID-19 has accelerated the shift to online government services with positive impacts on private sector growth, vulnerable populations... Read More
Financial Inclusion and Policy Support for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 16:00-17:30 Building accounting capacity to increase MSME financial literacy and facilitate their access to financing The COVID-19 crisis is... Read More
Working Together Through a Global Alliance of Special Economic Zones (GASEZ) (in partnership with special economic zone associations)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 13:00-14:00 GASEZ: A global solution to sustainability of SEZs Special economic zones are an instrument widely used to stimulate... Read More
Pandemic preparedness beyond COVID-19 (in partnership with the World Health Organization)
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 09:30-11:00 For a summary report of this session, please click here. Background: The current pandemic has highlighted the exposure... Read More
MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE ON INVESTMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 13:30-16:00 As the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant ratcheting up of investment will be required... Read More