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Climate change and the cost of capital in developing countries: assessing the impact of climate risks on sovereign borrowing costs

Buhr, Bob / Ulrich Volz / Charles Donovan / Gerhard Kling / Yuen Lo / Victor Murinde / Natalie Pullin
Book Publications (2018)

London, Geneva: Imperial College London; SOAS University of London; UN Environment

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This report represents the first systematic effort to assess the relationship between climate vulnerability, sovereign credit profiles, and the cost of capital in developing countries. Climate risks are multi-dimensional, covering a range of geophysical, social, and economic issues. The intensification of these risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability.

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