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Issue 35: Royal Golden Eagle’s curiously risky hedge; buying up green feedstock

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Wed, Sep 13, 2023 · 04:28 PM
    • Royal Golden Eagle’s (RGE) sustainability-linked interest rate swap is used as a partial hedge for its sustainability-linked loans, which raises the possibility of the resources group getting penalised twice if it misses its sustainability targets.
    • Royal Golden Eagle’s (RGE) sustainability-linked interest rate swap is used as a partial hedge for its sustainability-linked loans, which raises the possibility of the resources group getting penalised twice if it misses its sustainability targets. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

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