Asia Pacific

Centara Hotels signs THB1bn debut sustainability-linked bond

Centara Hotels and Resorts has raised THB1 billion ($30 million) from its inaugural sustainability-linked bond, amid a record-breaking year for Thai issuance of the performance-based instrument.

Hong Kong sets timeline for ISSB adoption

SIFEM commits $20m to $500m Apis impact fund

ResponsAbility provides $25m for Indian EV business

Halyk Bank issues first bank green bond from Kazakhstan

Almaty-based lender Halyk Bank has raised KZT20 billion ($38 million) from the first green bond issued by a commercial bank in Kazakhstan.

New Zealand businesses told to avoid obscuring material information by regulator

Financial institutions and corporates in New Zealand have been told to improve reporting in several areas, including to "avoid obscuring material information" by providing reports that are too long or too short, in a review of disclosures by the Financial Markets Authority .

Artesian: 'Really targeting' potential blue bonds issuers

Alternative investment manager Artesian is "really targeting" blue bonds in the Australian sustainable bond market, but acknowledges that the market opportunity is still small.

ADB and XacBank sign $50m financing deal

Astarte launches $350m Chilean regen-ag strategy

Sustainable real assets investor Astarte Capital Partners is to manage a $350 million regenerative agriculture-focused fund alongside Chile-based Toesca Asset Management.

Australia invests in HSBC, Temasek-led blended finance fund

Japan targets SLL market integrity concerns in latest sustainable finance updates

The Japanese government has updated its green and sustainability-linked bond and loan guidance to better reflect the updated international market principles and try and address two "major concerns" around the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market in the country.

India sovereign green bond demand weak amid 'greenium' push

India rejected the majority of the bids for its latest sovereign green bond deal after investors resisted accepting a 'greenium' on the issuance.

Expansion of the Common Ground Taxonomy needed, says Carbon Trust

Further expansion of the Common Ground Taxonomy into southeast Asia is needed to scale up transition finance, The Carbon Trust has said, calling for more sustainability-linked financial instruments.

BNP Paribas: We need more Asian banks to issue transition bonds

The market needs more Asian banks to issue transition bonds, to both test investor confidence in the instrument as well as help rapidly scale access to transition finance in hard-to-abate sectors, according to BNP Paribas.

Japan expects a 'circle of friends' to issue sovereign transition bonds soon

The head of the Japanese debt agency hopes a "circle of friends" will issue sovereign transition bonds in the near future, amid "many enquiries" following its ground-breaking deal earlier this year.