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Issue 9: Green promises; sustainable debt issuance slowdown

Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Aug 11, 2023 · 05:01 PM
    • Issuance of green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds in the Asia-Pacific fell 48 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2022, according to Moody’s ESG.
    • Issuance of green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds in the Asia-Pacific fell 48 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2022, according to Moody’s ESG. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    In this issue: Singapore issues its first sovereign green bonds, while ESG debt issuance falls in the Asia-Pacific.

    Singapore

    Green bonds and green defaults

    After a considerable amount of buzz, Singapore’s first sovereign green bonds are finally here.

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