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Asia Pacific a bright spot for sustainable finance in 2026: ING
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.
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Southeast Asia can tap bond markets, improve taxonomies to fill adaptation finance gap: report
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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Transition finance in turbulent times: OCBC on decarbonising Asia’s toughest sectors
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Global sustainability setbacks will not affect the Singapore lender’s transition engagement efforts with businesses, especially those committed to their net zero efforts, says Yoonmee Jeong, who heads OCBC's global wholesale banking sustainability office.
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Could a Global South movement boost gender-responsive investments amid DEI retreat?
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Despite a slowdown in gender-inclusive commitments from traditional western markets, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has pushed ahead with plans to scale women-focused 'orange capital', while forging new alliances to expand the 'orange economy' in emerging Asia.
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China releases its first green sovereign bonds in London
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Singapore to join expanded Common Ground Taxonomy at COP29
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