Anita Hawser
Multimedia Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Editor at Defence Procurement International
Europe Editor, The Banker at Financial Times
Journalist, editor, researcher looking to tell stories in different ways
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3 weeks ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves praised the “power and strength” of the City of London in keeping Ukraine’s economy functioning during wartime by developing innovative financing and insurance products to stimulate investment, including by multilateral banks based in the financial centre. “I’m pleased at the prioritisation of the EBRD on Ukraine,” said Reeves during the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s annual meeting in London on Wednesday.
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3 weeks ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
HSBC is to partner with the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development in a new initiative designed to mobilise more private capital to close the £2.4tn-a-year global climate and nature investment gap in emerging markets. The launch of the task force, which also includes Lloyd’s of London and impact investor Blue Orchard, was trailed three months ago during discussions between UK chancellor Rachel Reeves, commercial banks and investors held at the EBRD’s London headquarters.
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3 weeks ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
The US has yet to subscribe to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s €4bn capital increase for Ukraine’s reconstruction, despite other G7 countries already committing funds, the multilateral bank’s president said ahead of the bank’s annual meeting in London this week.
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1 month ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
UK banks want the government to publicly defend their financing of defence companies, saying they have faced a wave of protests accusing them of enabling war crimes. According to trade body UK Finance, Barclays and other UK banks that have suffered “sustained attacks” from activists for funding arms manufacturers want the government to highlight the rigorous checks they conduct before lending to weapons manufacturers.
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1 month ago |
thebanker.com | Anita Hawser
Other Canadian banks may follow RBC in abandoning sustainable finance targets, environmental campaigners warn, saying the threat of penalties for greenwashing is “tightening up” how firms market themselves. Rosa Galvez, an independent senator for Quebec, said RBC’s decision “risks setting a dangerous precedent” among Canadian banks.
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