DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries) ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH MEETING WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 15, 2021 DC/S/2021-0061 October 15, 2021 Statement by Ignazio Visco Governor of the Bank of Italy Constituency of Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, and Timor-Leste [...] In accordance with the recommendations of the G20 High Level Independent Panel, we look forward to concrete proposals for improved governance, financing, and coordination for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response to be discussed at the upcoming joint meeting of the G20 Finance and Health Ministers. [...] National governments have the responsibility and the essential democratic legitimacy to promote public and private “green” investments and introduce regulations to limit the amount of allowable emissions, including levying carbon taxes. [...] We encourage the WBG to operationalize the CCAP ahead of the COP26. [...] We encourage the WB to advance its work on financial inclusion, continuing to support the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) in the effort to gather the granular and disaggregated data needed to assist policymakers in identifying gender gaps and monitoring the effectiveness of policies and programs, including for digital financial education.
- Board Meeting Date
- 2021-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Disclosure Date
- 2021/10/20
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Statement by Ignazio Visco at the 104th Virtual Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 15, 2021
- Published in
- United States of America
- Series Name
- Development Committee;
- Total Volume(s)
- 1
- Unit Owning
- Policy and Operations (SECPO)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
