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Singaporean REIT signs SGD670m green loan
22 October 2019Mapletree Commercial Trust Management (MCTM) has agreed a SGD670 million ($492 million) green loan with a syndicate of five banks.
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Singapore REIT secures S$200m green loan
04 October 2019Singapore-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) has secured a S$200 million ($144.8 million) five-year green loan from OCBC Bank.
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Most ASEAN banks still financing coal power and deforestation, says WWF
21 August 2019The vast majority of banks in south-east Asia are still financing ‘unsustainable’ activities such as coal-fired power and deforestation, says WWF.
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Bonds round-up: ICBC, Banque Postale, ABN Amro, ERG, Yorkshire Water, Woolworths, Shinhan Bank, IADB, Chile, Otto, Arizona State University, NYC Housing, OPIC, Nomura, Trianon
17 April 2019La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).
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Standard Chartered to cease financing new coal-fired power stations
25 September 2018Standard Chartered has announced that it will stop financing any new coal-fired power projects, in any location, as part of its commitment to support the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Green bond round-up, 8 August 2018
08 August 2018SEB observes ‘considerable’ slowdown in July issuance
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Singapore banks come under fire for coal lending
13 July 2018Singapore-based banks DBS and OCBC have been criticised by local NGOs for reportedly planning to finance a coal power plant in the region.
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Wilmar seals sustainability-linked loan with OCBC
15 June 2018Singapore agribusiness giant Wilmar has signed a deal with OCBC Bank to link the interest rate on its loan to the company’s sustainability performance.