SBFN 2024 Global Progress Brief and Data Portal Launch Event
Washington, D.C., USA – April 16, 2024
This high-level event marked the launch of the 2024 Global Progress Brief and the unveiling of the new SBFN Data Portal, providing a platform for SBFN members to exchange insights on the state of sustainable finance in emerging markets, share experiences and reflect on their collective journey and future priorities toward more sustainable financial systems.
The event featured a roundtable with heads of SBFN member institutions, SBFN Chair and IFC Vice President Alfonso Garcia Mora, IFC Vice President for Cross-Cutting Solutions Emmanuel Nyirinkindi, central bank governors and heads of financial regulatory agencies and industry associations from emerging markets and developing economies.
Opening Remarks
Mr. Alfonso Garcia Mora
SBFN Chair and Vice President for Latin America & Caribbean and Europe, IFC
Presentation – Overview of global trends
Ms. Rong Zhang
SBFN Global Coordinator
Round table speakers
Ms. Nezha Hayat
Chairperson and CEO, Morocco Capital Market Authority (AMMC), and Co-Chair of the SBFN Measurement Working Group
Ms. Rosalia V. De Leon
Monetary Board Member, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
Ms. Socorro Heysen Zegarra
Superintendent, Superintendency of Banks, Insurance and Pension Fund Administrators of Peru (SBS)
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe
Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)
Mr. George Awap
Assistant Governor, Bank of Papua New Guinea
Ms. Ekaterine Mikabadze
Deputy Governor, National Bank of Georgia (NBG)
Closing remarks
Mr. Emmanuel Nyirinkindi
Vice President of Cross-Cutting Solutions, IFC