The UK Minister for International Development and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury yesterday (15 April) announced the launch of the Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) Investor Taskforce.
The initiative aims to unlock private investment for tackling climate change and gaining sustainable growth opportunities across emerging markets and developing economies. FCA private messaging crackdown not expected to expand to wealth and asset management According to the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, meeting global climate goals requires investment in mitigation and adaptation. If achieved, this could bring in a tenfold return by 2100 and will enhance the UK's financial and professional services sector's £243bn economic contribution and £110bn in tax revenue, ...
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