4th Asia Finance Forum: Reinventing Finance for Sustainability and Inclusion
20 to 22 June 2022

The 4th Asia Finance Forum, organized by the Asian Development Bank, aimed to bring together policymakers, financial sector supervisors, regulators, financial institutions, academia, and financial sector experts to discuss the latest trends in sustainable finance and innovations to support financial inclusion.

Objectives

The conference focused on:

  • Innovative use of green, blue, and climate financing instruments and business models that can drive investments towards a Net Zero economy, as well as enable the environment to deploy these investments at scale.
  • New developments in sustainable finance and innovations driving financial inclusion including MSME and agricultural finance, and affordable housing;
  • The role of governments and multilateral development banks in supporting sustainable, climate-resilient infrastructure development that reduces the risks or vulnerabilities posed by climate change; and
  • Raising climate change awareness and digital financial and risk literacy.
Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Opening Opening Video
Keynote Opening Finance for Sustainability and Climate Action
Session 1 Green and Blue Finance: New Tools to Fight Climate Change
Session 2 Crowding in Private Finance for Blue and Green Innovation
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Keynote Opening and Session 3 Financing a Green and Inclusive Recovery and Session on Smart Solutions for Jumpstarting an Inclusive, Green Recovery
Session 4 Widening Financial Access to Help Vulnerable Households, Businesses, and Farmers Weather Climate Risks
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Roundtable One Prepping Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Green Recovery after COVID-19
Roundtable Two Innovating an Inclusive and Safe, Green Future through Policy

Disclaimer

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Arup Kumar Chatterjee
  • Finance Sector Group

ADB Organizer/s

  • Finance Sector Office

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Topics

  • Finance