Sustainable Finance and Policy Frameworks in Emerging Markets
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability and Finance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: international economics and finance; macroeconomic stability; green investment dynamics; sustainable finance and development; economic policy analysis; emerging markets; EU economic integration; economic growth
Interests: economic development and growth; international economics; macroeconomics; political economy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging markets face a complex combination of structural economic transitions, climate-related pressures, institutional reforms, and rapid financial innovation. This Special Issue examines how sustainable finance interacts with policy frameworks to shape long-term development paths, financial resilience, and investment dynamics in these economies. The aim is to provide an integrated platform for theoretical and empirical contributions that investigate how sustainable financial instruments, regulatory strategies, and institutional arrangements support competitiveness, stability, and inclusive growth.
We welcome research exploring the design, implementation, and effectiveness of policy frameworks that guide sustainable finance, ranging from regulatory governance and supervisory mechanisms to incentive structures, risk mitigation strategies, and market-building measures. Within this context, topics may include climate-aligned financial instruments, transition pathways, cross-border capital flows, institutional performance, macro-prudential sustainability policies, and the evolving role of digital financial ecosystems.
This Special Issue also encourages studies that analyze the interaction between financial market development and broader socio-economic transformation processes. This includes the role of governance quality, policy credibility, investor behavior, and international policy coordination in shaping sustainable investment decisions. Interdisciplinary approaches that connect finance, public policy, institutional economics, and sustainability science are particularly welcome.
By bringing together diverse perspectives, this issue aims to deepen the understanding of how emerging markets can design effective policy frameworks that mobilize sustainable finance, strengthen resilience, and support their transition toward low-carbon, adaptive, and globally integrated economies.
Dr. Vladimir Ristanović
Prof. Dr. Markus Brueckner
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable finance
- policy frameworks
- climate-aligned investment
- financial resilience
- regulatory governance
- institutional performance
- green policy design
- emerging market transitions policy (transformation by sectors)
- capital allocation efficiency
- education, skills and workforce development for sustainable economies
- adaptive financial systems
- climate-related financial risks
- investor behavior in emerging markets
- policy credibility and stability
- governance effectiveness in emerging markets.
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