green bond

China invests in green, transition finance systems and frameworks

The regional leader in green bonds will keep looking at labelling and internationally aligned standards, such as the common ground taxonomy with the EU, experts discussed at ICMA's inaugural summit. Meanwhile transition finance taxonomies are being rolled out in Chinese provinces.

March 26, 2024

Deal of the Month: Hong Kong SAR Government’s multi-tranche, multi-currency green bonds

In January, the government of Hong Kong announced Apac’s largest US dollar green bond issuance to date. It has since made headlines with other innovative green bond deals.

May 30, 2023

MAS, PBOC taskforce to boost institutional access to green bonds

The new China-Singapore Green Finance Taskforce is expected to facilitate easier access to green bonds in both markets through stock exchange connections and digital trading.

May 12, 2023

FA Sustainable Finance Asia Forum highlights: When aviation players tap the green bond space

Investor education and engagement have proven key to the success of the Hong Kong Airport Authority’s recent green bond issuances.

April 25, 2023

Hong Kong issues debut tokenised green bond

The transaction achieves a global first for any government issuer and marks the first tokenised bond to be issued under Hong Kong law.

February 21, 2023

Singapore issues debut green bond

The issuance marks the city-state’s first ever 50-year bond and the longest-tenor green bond issued by a sovereign to date.

August 09, 2022

Hong Kong property developer achieves capital markets first

New World Development becomes the first Asian corporate to issue a USD-denominated dual-tranche social and green offering in the public bond markets.

June 14, 2022

Shinhan Bank issues Korea’s first CBI-certified green bond

The issuance receives a very successful market response, attributed to clearly defined, climate-focussed targets.

April 12, 2022

China Development Bank (HK) debuts first international green bond

The bank’s Hong Kong branch issues $500 million on the RegS market.

September 07, 2021

HSBC achieves record growth in Asian wealth business

In 1H21, the bank's Asian wealth balances soared, concurrent with improved digital capabilities and new sustainable offerings that aim to cater to Asian client demand.

August 10, 2021