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First 'blue bond' in Vietnam issued

Southeast Asia Commercial Bank (SeABank) has raised $75 million from a sustainable bond which is the first in Vietnam to include a 'blue bond' tranche focused on sustainable marine and water projects.

Actis launches Asian 'green' data centre platform

Emerging market sustainable bond investment momentum building

Investors and issuers are responding to the challenges EM sustainable bonds pose, and the tide is turning in their favour. Ahren Lester reports

BIS and MAS develop 'blueprint' for regulators' climate data platform

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have developed a 'blueprint' for a proposed climate data platform they said could help financial regulators understand emerging climate-related risks.

UOB, Singapore launch SME-focused sustainability-linked finance programme

Philippine green energy firm CREC readies 2025 green bond

Active Super made 'misleading ESG claims', Australian court finds

LeapFrog leads $65m financing for Indian EV battery business

Blue Earth backs Indian farmer's financial platform

Credit Agricole CIB 'strives to engage every client on SLLs'

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) said the French lender "almost systematically" uses the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) structure within its client discussions, but has seen a "divergence" in ambition between Europe and Asia.