Inclusive Green Finance has become a policy priority for central banks and financial regulators in emerging and developing economies, particularly those most exposed to climate risks, as well as for their strategic partners. AFI members have demonstrated sustained leadership in advancing IGF, including through the Sharm El-Sheikh Accord on Inclusive Green Finance (2017) and its 2022 update. In parallel, the V20, through its Central Bank Governors Working Group, has been advancing IGF as a practical pillar of its broader agenda on resilience and macro-financial stability. Strategic partners of both institutions have prioritized IGF’s objective to ensure that the benefits of climate finance foremost benefit vulnerable groups and those most at risk. 

This Leaders Roundtable will serve as the first high-level strategic discussion to help shape the future direction of IGF, ambition, and practical value of the IGF Global Compact, ahead of the Global IGF Conference in June 2026. The discussion will be forward-looking and solution-oriented, focusing on implementation bottlenecks, financing, and affordability for vulnerable groups and MSMEs, and how partners can provide targeted, demand-driven support aligned with AFI and V20 priorities.