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  • Nature poses credit risk to Asian sovereigns

    05 January 2024

    Nature-related risks such as flooding or cyclones pose a major credit risk to south and southeast Asian sovereigns, Fitch Ratings has warned.

  • Sustainable sukuk 'to nearly double market share in five years'

    30 October 2023

    Fitch Ratings said that sustainable sukuk could grow to be 7.5% of the overall sukuk market by 2028, up from 4% at the end of the third quarter.

  • Coal companies struggling to finance transition, says Fitch

    27 June 2023

    Many coal companies in Asia are struggling to raise finance to transition their businesses, while coal is still seen as a strong opportunity, Fitch has said.

  • Sustainable Fitch 'to launch transition assessment'

    27 June 2023

    Sustainable Fitch is to launch a transition assessment for high-emitters this week, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • PPC: Transition commitment prevented 'forced selling' of SLB, says Barclays

    28 April 2023

    The clear transition commitment outlined by Public Power Corporation (PPC) appears to have helped avoid "forced selling" of its sustainability-linked bond (SLB) after a target failure,...

  • Article 8 funds set to increase in 2023, says Fitch Ratings

    13 April 2023

    The number of EU 'Article 8' sustainable funds is expected to "moderately increase" over the next year - despite stricter eligibility requirements, Fitch Ratings has said.

  • Taking sustainable sukuk to the next level

    14 March 2023

    Islamic financiers are hoping to capitalise on growing international ESG demand, Fitch Ratings' Bashar Al-Natoor tells Genevieve Redgrave

  • Fitch launches climate transition screening tool

    15 February 2023
  • First US central bank-led climate analysis to assess risks to real estate

    18 January 2023

    The six largest US banks are to study the exposure of their real estate portfolios to physical risks posed by climate change, in the country's first climate scenario analysis exercise led by the Federal Reserve Board.

  • 'Sustainable' issuances could grow to be 15% of sukuk market, says Fitch

    05 August 2022

    Sustainable sukuk are expected to represent 5% of the total sukuk market within five years - and could reach 15% over the "medium term", according to Fitch Ratings.