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Singapore businesses gear up for an uncertain 2026

Asia-Pacific may be drawing investors with the growth of green business in the region, according to MSCI.

Sustainable finance opportunities are heating up in South-east Asia

Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment (right), speaking at the DBS Regenerative Festival in a fireside chat moderated by the bank’s CEO Tan Su Shan.

Pace of carbon tax increase will likely depend on state of economy, SMEs: Janil Puthucheary

BlackRock is currently developing its second and third large-scale blended finance funds, which has brought with it “a couple of learnings” around the kinds of risk structures investors are willing to accept.

BlackRock explores risk models to add scale to blended finance

Pixgeneric / Skyline of the Singapore CBD area pictured from the lotus pond near ArtScience Museum on March 7, 2025. Can use for businesses, economy, SMEs, firms. 

Temasek-linked blended finance fund secures US$510 million in committed capital at first close

Cedric Lecamp leads Pictet Asset Management's water strategy, which marks 25 years in 2025.

Robust growth drivers for listed equities in water and environmental solutions: Pictet 

Singapore map made up of green leaf on white background vector illustration of a forest is conceptual of the global green environmental issues worldwide

Infographic: 10 buildings that are greening Singapore’s skyline

DBS’ enhanced framework supports funding for hard-to-abate sectors working to reduce emissions but fall outside traditional green taxonomies. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
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Transition finance: Where business meets green growth

在裕廊岛上的烟囱排放的烟雾。(摄于2024年11月22日) Generic pix [OCBC Centre] Smoke emitting from the chimneys on Jurong Island, seen on Nov 22, 2024. Tags - Carbon emissions, environment, pollution, economy 碳排放、环境、污染、经济

Improving carbon credit frameworks to enhance carbon project quality and financing

PwC report predicts the sustainability legal services market to reach a value of up to S$500 million by 2033, from the estimated S$140 million to S$180 million in 2023.

Singapore’s sustainability legal services market to treble to at least S$450 million by 2033: PwC study

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