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Tweak Solvency II to make it easier to invest outside OECD, says Banque de France

A senior representative of the Banque de France has called for the European capital adequacy regime for insurers to be amended to allow more investment in non-OECD countries.

French central bank devising 'indicator' of climate transition plans and progress

A 'climate indicator' France's central bank is developing "should become the most accurate tool" for assessing companies' decarbonisation plans and their progress on implementing climate transition measures, according to Banque de France's first deputy governor, Denis Beau.

Banque de France raises concerns about nature modelling

Banque de France has found that existing ways to model the economic consequences of nature loss have significant drawbacks, calling for further integration of ecological science and existing policies into any scenarios.

Capital markets union essential for EU's climate transition, says head of French central bank

Europe needs to unlock hundreds of billions of euros by finalising the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and harnessing Europeans' private savings for investing in the climate transition, according to a prominent central banker.

Europe needs more green securitisations, says head of French central bank

'Green securitisations' could be key to unlocking "several hundred billion euros a year" for the energy transition - helped by a common European issuance platform of such instruments, the head of the French central bank has said.

Financial institutions have high exposure to companies with transition potential, central bank says

French financial institutions are highly exposed to corporates with the potential to meet the criteria of the EU sustainability taxonomy, research by the Banque de France says.

Banque de France projects 40% hit to shares in burst of 'green bubble'

A theoretical 'green bubble' in stock markets could see the value of shares in companies developing 'clean technologies' such as electric vehicles and renewables tank by as much as about 40% and lead to widespread bankruptcies, the Banque de France has projected.

Banque de France sharpens focus on nature

The central bank is exploring how to build nature data into its investment strategy, writes Michael Hurley

Energy transition race for metals 'could threaten financial stability'

Rapid growth in demand for metals critical for the energy transition "could threaten both price and financial stability", in particular in economies such as those in the EU, researchers at the Banque de France have warned.

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