BM&FBOVESPA, IDB and World Bank Discuss the Challenges and Opportunities Related to Carbon Financial Instruments

SAO PAULO, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank held on July 13 a regional workshop on "Carbon Financial Instruments - Challenges and Opportunities." The meeting was held in Sao Paulo and was attended by delegates from financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, the European Climate Exchange and the Carbon Trade Exchange.

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The workshop allowed financial institutions to exchange experiences and ideas on the carbon markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and to share their national and international perspectives on the challenges and opportunities that come from developing carbon financial instruments and expanding carbon markets in LAC. By analyzing the current scenario of the principal carbon financial instruments and the role of financial institutions, delegates will be able not only to promote the development of financial mechanisms for expanding carbon markets in LAC, but also to define the complimentary strategic lines of action that can be taken by the region's financial institutions.

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