Singapore’s three homegrown banks reported resilient earnings over recent weeks, buoyed in part by rising interest rates. A common thread which passed without much fanfare in all their reports is the growing capital committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainable financing, and their efforts towards achieving net zero.

After volatile start to 2022, revival in market expected with Q2 25% issuance increase

First 50-year bond issued by the government, longest-tenor green bond by a sovereign

Corporate, institutional clients in Hong Kong, Singapore can invest in portfolio of green projects

Singapore’s three homegrown banks reported resilient earnings over recent weeks, buoyed in part by rising interest rates. A common thread which passed without much fanfare in all their reports is the growing capital committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainable financing, and their efforts towards achieving net zero.

After volatile start to 2022, revival in market expected with Q2 25% issuance increase

First 50-year bond issued by the government, longest-tenor green bond by a sovereign

Corporate, institutional clients in Hong Kong, Singapore can invest in portfolio of green projects

Looking ahead to the period after the pandemic and today's bout of inflation, most economies face strong headwinds that threaten to return them to the secular stagnation of the 2010s. But with policies to boost trade in services and increase green investments, the outlook would brighten substantially

Efforts to establish a global climate governance regime have taken a long, zigzagging path, most recently hitting a wall in the United States. But now that congressional Democrats have reached a compromise on sorely needed climate legislation, there may still be a chance to keep the 2015 Paris climate agreement alive

Growing demand by banking customers for sustainable banking services in region

Citi has launched a new sustainability-focused time deposit offering for corporate and institutional clients in Asia-Pacific.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore aims raise at least S$1.5 billion (US$1.08 billion) this week with the country’s maiden sale of a sovereign green bond, the proceeds of which will fund infrastructure projects with environmental benefits.

In gatherings this summer and later this year, G20 member states will confront a raft of global issues that require their attention and cooperation. But while inter-governmental cooperation is crucial, so, too, are strategies to leverage the ingenuity and capacity of businesses and the financial industry.

Social SRI sukuk, bonds for affordable housing assigned highest social benefit rating

Aims to raise focus on how wasteful habits cause pollution, adversely effect wildlife

Ambitious, comprehensive package of requirements set the bar in Asia, match Europe