Take clean energy as an example. To meet rising energy needs in ways that align with the Paris Agreement, annual public and private investment in clean energy in emerging and developing markets in Asia will need to nearly triple to as much as US$1.7 trillion...
Chinese property developers missing from the bond market contributed to the decline in offshore green bond issuance, according to the report. The developers accounted for only 4 per cent of offshore green bonds in 2023, compared with a 40 per cent share of overall offshore...
Airport Authority Hong Kong’s (AAHK’s) HK$5 billion (US$640 million) retail bonds are expected to be oversubscribed, but have not generated as much buzz as the green bonds the Hong Kong government issued in September, banks and brokers said.Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), a co-arranger...
Hong Kong has helped fuel a surge in bond sales tied to green and sustainable projects, spending HK$210 million (US$26.9 million) to subsidise issuance costs. Market players are calling for an extension of the three-year incentive to rival those offered by Singapore.The city has...