All posts by Harsh Agarwal.
COULD FINANCIAL SECTOR VIGILANCE HAVE AVOIDED VIZAG GAS LEAK?
India must make Environment, Social and Governance accountability mandatory so that lenders are responsible towards tax-payers. A gas leak at the Visakhapatnam factory of LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd (LGPI) on May 7 killed thirteen…
WHAT PHILIPPINES’S NEW SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FRAMEWORK MEANS FOR LOCAL FINANCE
In a win for the sustainable finance movement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Philippine Central Bank) finally signed a Sustainable Finance Framework for all banks in the Philippines last April 2020. This means that in…
COVID 19 – INCREASING GLOBAL INEQUALITY
As many of us are adapting to new restrictions on freedom of movement and association, it is clear the Covid 19 pandemic is deeply affecting the way we live our daily lives. The current pandemic…
WHY ARE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MISSING OPPORTUNITIES IN ADDRESSING GENDER ISSUES?
In Asia, in particular, financial institutions have been slow to recognize the particular challenges that women face, often compounded by ethnic discrimination, poverty and cultural norms. Whether as direct employees of businesses or to be…