Innovations in policies, regulations and norms to shape a greener and more inclusive financial system are emerging in many places, but particularly in developing and emerging economies. Bangladesh has been a leader in this regard, as part of a sustained drive to ingrain a socially responsible institutional ethos in the financial sector.
This paper, Designing a Sustainable Financial System in Bangladesh: Summary Briefing, provides initial ideas towards a national roadmap which could be developed with leadership and involvement not only of the Bangladesh Bank but also other financial regulators, financial institutions, the microcredit industry, civil society, stock exchanges, credit ratings and private standard setters.