Green finance
UOB’s sustainable financing up 21% at S$70.1 billion
SMEs drive the increase with S$7.8 billion extended in loans to help them accelerate sustainable business practices

Unlocking a new competitive tool for Singapore: demand for low-carbon products
How Asia’s trade hub can foster the right conditions for low-carbon markets to thrive
Market volatility highlights Indonesia’s overlooked climate and resource risks
But challenges can be seen as an opportunity to link market reform and financial stability with better stewardship and environmental resilience
China’s US$6.8 trillion green finance boom to advance further
It also supports the nation’s rise to dominance in green manufacturing, including batteries, solar panels and wind turbines
Indonesia’s US$1 billion bet on the Global South
If Jakarta goes to the New Development Bank primarily for cheap loans, it could find itself repeating the very vulnerabilities it seeks to escape
Financing Asia’s green future: How UK-Singapore partnership is driving the transition
Blended finance is central to this strategy
Asia’s path to climate leadership is clear – now the capital must align
For the region to move from passenger to pioneer, it must fix the mismatch between local ambition and global finance
Splitting the bill: How Asia can finance apparel’s decarbonisation
Fixing the mismatch between responsibility, risk and resources is both the sector’s climate solution and Asia’s opportunity
Asean and global emerging markets step up at COP30
The Global South presses for climate action as the Global North’s ambition wanes
From Sumatra to Sao Paulo: practical lessons for COP30
Indonesia and Brazil show how forest protection is risk management and value preservation