The Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (CBK), Mr. Ahmet Ismaili, participated as a speaker in the high-level panel on the topic ” Decarbonization as a National Imperative within the European Green Transition”, organized as part of the “Green Business & Industry Summit 2025” by the Kosovo CSR Network in partnership with LuxDev.

The summit brought together representatives of international institutions, multilateral organizations, development finance actors, and policymakers from Kosovo and the region. Discussions focused on financing the energy transition, promoting circular-economy models, adopting ESG practices, and preparing the market for the requirements of the European Green Deal and the CBAM mechanism.

During the panel, Governor Ismaili highlighted the key role of the CBK in strengthening the financial system’s readiness to manage climate-related risks and support the financing of the green economy. He outlined concrete actions undertaken by the CBK, including integrating climate-risk management into the Strategic Plan, joining the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), publishing guidelines on reporting exposures to transition risks, adopting the Syndicated Loans Guideline to foster green financing for large and long-term projects including clean energy and capital-intensive investments, issuing the Advisory Letter on climate and environmental risk management, and approving the Strategic Roadmap for Climate and Environmental Risk Management 2025-2027.

Governor Ismaili also emphasized the advancement of the CBK’s investment policies to channel CBK reserves into financial instruments aligned with ESG principles. He noted that the CBK’s approach treats climate risks as financial-stability risks and includes scenario analysis, systemic-risk assessments, data improvements, and institutional coordination.

He underscored the need for cooperation at the national, regional, and international levels to accelerate the green transition and build a competitive, sustainable, and fair economy for future generations. In this context, he mentioned that the TIPS Clone fast-payments project for Western Balkan countries could serve as a potential model for cooperation in the capital-markets sphere as well, helping expand investment opportunities in line with ESG principles.

In closing, Governor Ismaili stressed that climate-risk management is not merely a compliance issue, but a necessity to protect value and safeguard financial stability in a decarbonizing world. He reiterated the CBK’s commitment to strengthening its supervisory role, building the financial sector’s capacities, and developing a resilient financial infrastructure that supports the green transition.

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