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Issue 96: South-east Asia’s outsized green gap; Singapore banks on sustainability wave in finance

Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Apr 19, 2024 · 07:00 PM
    • South-east Asia’s US$1.5 trillion green investment gap is about 40 per cent of the region’s combined GDP in 2022.
    • South-east Asia’s US$1.5 trillion green investment gap is about 40 per cent of the region’s combined GDP in 2022. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    In this issue: South-east Asia appears highly unlikely to achieve the US$1.5 trillion of green investments needed by 2030 to meet its climate goals, while a skills development roadmap in Singapore shows how integrated sustainability will be in the financial sector.

    South-east Asia

    That’s a really big gap

    What would it take to close South-east Asia’s US$1.5 trillion green investment gap?

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