David Barmes
A reformed appointment process of the IMF director won’t cut it, the whole institution needs an overhaul
19 August, 2019The EU’s finance ministers recently voted for Kristalina Georgieva, the Chief Executive of the World Bank, to take on the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Georgieva is almost guaranteed to secure the position, as tradition dictates that Europe chooses the Managing Director of the IMF, while the US selects the World Bank [...]
Reflections on the State of Green Finance
1 August, 2019Green finance is growing fast, as private financial services firms are “capturing the opportunity” that going ‘green’ presents. But is this something to celebrate? Not necessarily. Part of the drive to grow green finance has taken the form of broadening the variety of questionable financial instruments on offer. The green synthetic asset-backed security, for example, [...]