From inequality to credit risk, social issues are financially material. At #EFASEAN26, our panel on making the business case for social risks in Southeast Asia heard insights from banking, labour and global risk practitioners.
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How do social and inequality risks become financial risks? Join the #EFASEAN26 livestream for an introduction to the #TISFD framework with Bernadette Victorio, exploring how people, climate & nature risks intersect for financial institutions. www.aicb.org.my/ef-asean-202...
How does ASEAN navigate geopolitics while attracting long-term capital? Tune into the #EFASEAN26 livestream for a geoeconomics fireside moderated by YB Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad with Charis Yeap from UK FCDO and IBC's William Sabandar. www.aicb.org.my/ef-asean-202...
#ASEAN enters 2026 at a turning point for growth, geopolitics & capital. Tune into the #EFASEAN26 livestream for the ASEAN Economic Outlook with Aries Poon. www.aicb.org.my/ef-asean-202...
#EFASEAN26 has kicked off! The 5th edition of the summit has opened with inspiring remarks from AICB's Chairman Tan Sri Azman Hasim and GEFI's Chair Dame Susan Rice.
Following the recent final report of the Scottish Taskforce for Green and Sustainable Financial Services, Edinburgh (#19 from #24) and Glasgow’s (#36 from #44) rankings have both improved in the Z/Yen Group Limited Global Green Finance Index of 97 financial centres! @scottishgovernment.bsky.social
After a week of impactful events in Dubai, the GEFI team is now participating in #Abu_Dhabi's flagship event - #ADFW! Our Chair, Dame Susan Rice is moderating today's Banking on Sustainability Panel with Jennifer Chammas, HSBC and Faisal Mohammed AL Shimmari, @mashreqbank.bsky.social .
Earlier this week in Dubai, GEFI, UKIFC, and HSBC Bank Middle East announced a transformative 1-year partnership to scale sustainable finance in the MENAT region through the Islamic Sustainable Finance Initiative (ISFI). Read the full press release here: lnkd.in/eqeHjU9Q
Join us in Dubai for an engaging discussion at the Climate Finance Capacity Building Forum on scaling capacity-building initiatives globally. The session will be moderated by Simon Thompson, GCBC and feature Alice Spencer, @cisl-cambridge.bsky.social and Omar Shaikh, GEFI.
