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Development finance

ESG

Asean needs track record in returns from ESG projects to attract private capital

Agriculture is one sector which could be the gateway for philanthropies to play a bigger role towards decarbonisation of the economy.
ESG

Differing funding objectives an obstacle to mobilising more philanthropic capital in blended finance

For some 80 years, the United States spent more on humanitarian assistance, economic development programmes, and other types of foreign aid than any other government.
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

Foreign aid looks good now that it’s gone

Funds mobilised the most blended finance capital in 2024, Convergence data shows.
ESG
ESG Insights

Issue 149: Funds take lion’s share of global blended finance volumes; Singapore upgrades sustainability reporting training syllabus

The huge shortfall in climate finance at COP29, coupled with unfinished details on how the rest of the money is to be mobilised, leaves emerging markets, many of which are in Asia, facing the daunting task of having to undertake system-wide energy transition efforts, implement climate adaptation projects and cope with natural disasters all on a tight budget.
Sustainable Finance
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Blended finance not a silver bullet to solving the climate financing gap

The global value of climate blended finance deals doubled to US$11 billion in 2023, based on Convergence data.
Sustainable Finance
ESG Insights

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

Developing nations, including Indonesia (above), contribute half of global gross domestic product, yet only attract a fraction of the US$220 trillion of global capital due to high perceived risks and other market inefficiencies.
Sustainable Finance

Blended finance driving capital to emerging markets

GoTo, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia – where 97 million adults are unbanked – is driving financial inclusion.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Bridging the digital divide in Asia-Pacific

City Developments stock slipped 2.2 per cent after MSCI said it would be dropped from the Singapore index.
Sustainable Finance
ESG Insights

Issue 100: Lost MSCI, still got ESG; a mixed bag for Asia’s blended finance in 2023

A "sandfisher" worker, after collecting sand from the Ubangi river, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Nov 2023. Risking their lives and health, the so-called sandfishers dive deep into the murky depths, without any oxygen tank, to collect sand for the building industry. The poorer half of the world deserves opportunities to better their lives
Opinion & Features

Raiding development funding for climate

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