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Sustainable finance still growing in Asia as real economy moves towards decarbonisation
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.
Mismatched financing tenures, risk premiums and the demand profiles of data centre operators are among the many concerns of the country’s solar power providers.
PLN’s transmission business puts Indonesia’s energy transition needs at risk unless reformation occurs to change the company’s reliance on national budgets.
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Transition finance needs ‘realism’, not reliance on private capital alone, says Prudential chair
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.
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