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Sobha Realty raises $750m from debut green sukuk

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based luxury property firm Sobha Realty has raised $750 million from its inaugural green sukuk transaction, in one of the largest corporate sustainable Islamic bond deals to date.

Ravi Menon: MDBs are 'crowding out' private sector for blended finance

Private sector investors are being 'crowded out' from blended finance investment opportunities, the former managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has claimed.

Menon appointed Singapore climate ambassador

People Moves, 19 January: Finnfund, Palatine, HSBC, Barclays ... and more

German central bank's Mauderer to lead NGFS

MAS launches transition taxonomy and pilots 'transition credits'

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a 'transition' taxonomy for eight priority sectors, and announced a 'transition credit' coalition for 'early phase out' of coal power plants.

COP: MAS to announce new blended finance initiatives

Singapore regulator launches Microsoft Chat GPT-powered ESG data platform

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched an ESG data platform, which will use Chat GPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools to simplify ESG data collection and reporting, and is expected to be particularly useful for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

MAS encourages nature's inclusion in transition plans

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has called for nature loss to be addressed within transition plans, as part of transition planning guidance for financial institutions.

MAS backs AI to support 'transition finance'

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has encouraged financial institutions to use artificial intelligence (AI) to support their efforts to financing the energy transition.