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Investing International Capital on the Belt and Road

By Gracie Sun The expansive potential of green finance along the major Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is widely recognized, and the immediate focus has shifted to translate these possibilities into concrete actions and...

Paulson Institute Explores Green Finance Along the Belt and Road

As China develops its Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), the promotion of green finance will be one of the priorities. It carries such weight that it was specifically mentioned as part of President Xi’s report...

Paulson Institute Co-Convenes Fourth Meeting of “Greening the Financial System”

On October 12, the Paulson Institute and partners—the UN Environment Inquiry, the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the European Banking Federation (EBF), and Bloomberg Philanthropies—co-hosted the fourth...

Deborah Lehr: “China flexes its economic muscles to push green finance on the New Silk Road”

BY Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman and Executive Director China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” is likely to transform trading routes from Asia to Africa, the Middle East to Russia. With the world’s largest foreign reserves and a...

China Flexes its Economic Muscles to Push Green Finance on the New Silk Road

By Deborah Lehr China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” is likely to transform trading routes from Asia to Africa, the Middle East to Russia. With the world’s largest foreign reserves and a determination to build political and economic...

“China flexes its economic muscles to push green finance on the New Silk Road”

Issue #2 — October 2017

Paulson Institute Supports International Green Finance Forum

China is leading the pack to become the global leader in green finance. At the annual International Green Finance Forum, held in Beijing, Yin Yong, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) declared...

Issue #1 — August 2017

Paulson Institute Co-Hosts High-Level Green Finance Roundtable in DC

On April 20, the Paulson Institute co-hosted “Greening the Financial System: Enhancing Competitiveness Through Economic Development,” a high-level international roundtable discussion on green finance in Washington, DC. The meeting, co-convened by UNEP, SIFMA, Bloomberg Philanthropies,...