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Opening the black box of sovereign debt and climate risks
07 December 2023Sovereign debt investors are ready to use the first-of-its-kind Ascor tool to assess countries' climate progress, Adam Matthews and Esther Law tell Michael Hurley
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How COP28 can accelerate deep green finance
04 December 2023COP28 will be seen as a missed opportunity, if the role of local banks in emerging markets is not addressed as a crucial solution to scaling climate finance, writes Lachlan Cameron
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S&P: Physical climate risk could reduce global economy by 4.4% a year
27 November 2023Physical climate risks are likely to become more material to S&P's sovereign rating analysis, the rating agency says. Ahren Lester reports
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Sustainable bonds are 'stretching for smaller sovereigns'
22 November 2023New Zealand struggled to find adequate eligible projects for its issue, necessitating robust management of its green spending. Ahren Lester writes
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EU Green Bonds: reducing the risk of greenwashing
08 November 2023The EU's Green Bond Regulation will create an extra burden for issuers, but issues that comply will prove more attractive to investors, write Massimiliano Danusso and Francesca Marchetti
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'Transition is the new battleground'
07 November 2023Following the launch of ASEAN transition finance guidance, Eugene Wong argues that the shift to net zero requires a local, rather than a global, approach. Ahren Lester reports
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Japan's 'green transformation' bond: A test case for transition finance
31 October 2023The Japanese government's inaugural transition bond is expected to include controversial technologies. Michael Hurley reports
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External reviews are the 'main sticking point' for sustainable loan deals
30 October 2023Updated guidance on external reviews is being readied, the Loan Market Association's Gemma Lawrence-Pardew tells Ahren Lester
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'First' green bond fund in major revamp as market matures
26 October 2023Nikko Asset Management has significantly revamped its ground-breaking green bond fund, as it reflects on the increasing opportunity in the sustainable bond market, Steve Williams tells Ahren Lester
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Sustainable bond spotlight on Poland
16 October 2023Are Poland's 'real economy' sectors ripe for issuance, asks Guy Richardson