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Issue 16: SME vs ESG; looking past greeniums

Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Sun, Aug 13, 2023 · 11:45 PM
    • Asian borrowers are not getting preferential pricing for ESG bonds.
    • Asian borrowers are not getting preferential pricing for ESG bonds. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    In this issue: The Singapore Business Federation takes aim at smaller businesses’ readiness on sustainability, while ESG bonds don’t seem to get much of a green premium in Asia.

    Singapore

    SME resistance to ESG

    The Singapore Business Federation is running a series of workshops and events to help Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) improve their sustainability.

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