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How AI can mainstream investments in Natural Capital

A domain-specialised AI assistant can unlock barriers to nature finance by systematising available data and processes, write a team of experts spanning MIT, X (the Moonshot Factory), and global finance.

Public maritime lender to issue India's first blue bond

India's maritime infrastructure financier Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) plans to issue a INR10 billion ($105 million) blue bond in the third quarter of the financial year.

GuarantCo guarantees bonds to support digital infrastructure in Indonesia

Don't change EU credit risk framework to cover ESG risks, German banks say

A major group of German banks has urged against adding criteria for environmental and social risks in the EU's credit risk assessment process, in response to a consultation by the European Banking Authority (EBA).

Exclusive: Goldman Sachs pilots AI for nature measurement

Goldman Sachs exclusively reveals how AI could 'transform' nature measurement and facilitate the growth of nature-linked finance. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Indonesian healthcare firm seals 'first-of-kind' sustainability-linked loan

EU urged to 'caution' against nature credit regulation

A key consultative body for the EU has urged the European Commission to keep nature credits as a voluntary mechanism for raising capital rather than a mandatory market.

'Digital inclusion' bonds a 'new benchmark' for Asian social finance

'Digital inclusion' bonds have been hailed as "new benchmark" for social finance in the Asia Pacific region by a Japanese bank, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) arguing they are a "major step forward" for impactful capital markets.

'Digital inclusion' bonds have 'untapped potential' in emerging markets

Dedicated 'digital inclusion' bonds could help access the "untapped" digital social finance opportunity in emerging markets, according to Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB).

Climate risk 'contagion' from delayed emerging markets transition flagged in UK review

Growing climate-related risks in emerging markets and developing economies raise the prospect of "contagion" threatening global financial stability, according to a 120-page review commissioned by the UK government.