Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • UAE taking lead from 'pragmatic' ASEAN Taxonomy, rather than EU's

    01 May 2025

    From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi

  • UAE has 'immense potential' for green bond issuance diversification

    01 May 2025

    From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi

  • 'Gulf holds key to pragmatic, orderly approach to transition'

    01 May 2025

    From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi

  • Gulf can 'lead the way' on ESG disclosure for capital markets

    01 May 2025

    From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi

  • Just transition is growing in importance in Gulf sustainable finance

    01 May 2025

    From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi

  • Market response to A2A SLB target miss 'extremely important'

    29 April 2025

    Investors are becoming more efficient at pricing sustainability-linked bonds, Josephine Richardson tells Ahren Lester

  • Ashmore launches emerging market impact debt fund

    25 April 2025

    Emerging market (EM)-focused investment manager Ashmore has launched its first impact debt fund.

  • Pakistan readies sovereign green sukuk and 'Panda' bond

    25 April 2025

    Pakistan is expected to issue a sovereign green sukuk and Chinese renminbi-denominated 'Panda' bond in 2025, as the central bank also prepares to publish a green taxonomy by June.

  • Asia Pacific sustainable bond growth to focus on 'smaller, untapped' markets

    25 April 2025

    S&P Global Ratings is expecting a record year for Asia Pacific sustainable bonds in 2025, but Bertrand Jabouley tells Ahren Lester the growth drivers are changing

  • 'Huge interest' from asset owners in fossil fuel expansion-focused bond index

    22 April 2025

    Asset owners are "excited" by the potential for a fossil fuel expansion-focused corporate bond index and its "new form of bondholder engagement", which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2025, according to a researcher working on the project.