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Issue 118: Convergence S-E Asia lead – Regulators should get hands dirty, build sandboxes to grow blended finance

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Sep 27, 2024 · 07:00 PM
    • The global value of climate blended finance deals doubled to US$11 billion in 2023, based on Convergence data.
    • The global value of climate blended finance deals doubled to US$11 billion in 2023, based on Convergence data. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    This week in ESG: Convergence’s Ritesh Thakkar shares a blended finance must-do list for South-east Asia.

    Blended finance

    Catalysing a region of potential

    Regulatory sandboxes could close the gaps between perceived and actual risk in blended finance in South-east Asia, says Ritesh Thakkar, Asia-Pacific senior adviser for blended finance development group Convergence.

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