As environmentally friendly solutions become more commonplace, sustainable finance has become less about hitting targets and more about using sectoral expertise to help businesses transition, suggests UOB’s Melissa Moi.
Emerging markets face gaps in equity financing, currency risk protection and scalable investment structures, say experts, who warn that climate projects will not be bankable without stronger policy support and financial reform.
Financial institutions and corporations drove strong growth in green bonds and loans in 2025, the banking group said, forecasting a potential rebound for transition bonds in the region this year.
Countries in the region should also prepare to rely less on developed countries for adaptation finance, recommended the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
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As environmentally-friendly solutions become more commonplace, sustainable finance has become less about hitting targets and more about using …