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In der Schweiz hat der erste Kryptofonds die Finma-Zulassung erhalten. Dabei handelt es sich um den Emittenten Crypto Finance AG.

An EU-wide sustainability reporting standard has been proposed by the European Commission ahead of a possible new international reporting standard on sustainability. The EU proposals...

Although many assumed interest in ESG would fade as the human, economic and financial impact of Covid-19 took centre stage, this has not been the case. The growing importance of environmental and social issues, many of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic, has seen investors renew their focus on this area and ESG funds have benefitted as a result. Assets in sustainable investment products are forecast to reach more than €7trn over the next five years and are set to outnumber convention...

Advertisement Olukayode Pitan, the BoI managing director, announced the partnership at the bank’s webinar themed: ‘Recognising Women’s Leadership In Enhancing Nigeria’s COVID-19 Recovery’ to celebrate International Women’s Day. Pitan said the AFAWA fund was expected to unlock $3 billion in private sector financing to empower female entrepreneurs through capacity building development. He added that the fund would grant women access to finance as well as spearhead legal policy and reg...

THE STANDARD By Fredrick Obura | March 8th 2021 at 06:30:00 GMT +0300 NAIROBI, KENYA: The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK) have signed a grant agreement to finance the development of a digital platform to support agricultural cooperatives in the country. The agreement stipulates a three-year grant, amounting to Sh88.6 million. Through the Kenya Rural Transformation Digital Platform project it will improve how agricultural cooperatives, also referre...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 1. ESG In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a key discussion point in the asset management industry, with many managers now incorporating ESG considerations into their investment processes. It is a topic that continues to gain global importance. In the EU, the impetus stems primarily from the EU Sustainable Finance Action plan and remains on the top of the regulatory agenda. There have been s...