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Philippines will champion regional framework to scale blended finance as Asean chair: central bank sustainability head
The incoming Asean chair will need to rally the regional bloc around boosting investment in climate and adaptation projects, with blended finance as a key focus, suggested Ellen Joyce Suficiencia, director of BSP's sustainability office. This is especially as Western aid wanes and Southeast Asia must fill its funding gap.
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Malaysia’s renewable energy should be kept onshore to attract high-value investments: Bursa chair
Supportive government policies are crucial in steering private sector investment towards decarbonisation and climate action in Malaysia, said corporate leaders and experts at a recent summit on climate finance.
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Pakistan eyes world’s first ‘nature performance bond’
Can debt-relief incentives spur developing countries to do more to achieve nature and climate goals?
Although foreign investment between wealthier nations fell most in 2020 – by 58 per cent – developing nations have borne the brunt of last year’s overall investment downturn, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said.
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