Outstanding quotes from SPIEF 2021: Forum participants on green finance, environmental issues and decarbonization

The Central Bank of Russia has published a policy document about the development of new financial technologies. The main focus of the document is on supporting innovation and raising the accessibility of financial products and services to businesses and the general public. According to the Bank of Russia, this will foster sustainable development and improve the competitiveness of the Russian financial sector.

In this publication, the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) offers a comprehensive solution for the development of the Russian mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market which involves issuing transparent multi-tranche MBS.

The publication by the credit rating agency Expert RA assesses the current state of the SME lending market in Russia as of the year end 2020 and explores its prospects for 2021. The study is based on official Bank of Russia statistics and on the results of a survey of banks.

The report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA) and its management worldwide.