Green shoe (definition) Also called an overallotment option in which the company issuing securities agrees to offer an additional 10 percent or 15 percent to accommodate strong demand. Excerpt from  www.yourdictionary.com. This month, Focus considers investment strategies and the demand for investments that promise not only a potentially promising economic performance, but also make a [...]

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate and founder of the microcredit pioneering Grameen Bank, has called for an overhaul of the global financial system to make services available to the very poor. Problems such as poverty and food security could be tackled using a non-profit business model, the Bangladeshi economist told an audience in Bangkok. “We [...]

Clear, credible long-term policies are critical for investors to integrate climate change considerations into their decision-making processes and to support investment flows into a low-carbon economy and into measures for adaptation. Global emissions of greenhouse gases must be cut significantly in order to avoid dangerous climate change with catastrophic economic and social consequences. We therefore [...]