Green bond

Meeting ASEAN’s green finance appetite

Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are now, more than ever, exposed to the risks of climate change and environmental degradation. More nations have now answered the clarion call of the Paris Agreement and are including investments for projects that help protect the environment under their respective national agendas.ASEAN cannot afford to be left behind.

25 February 2018
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Green bonds sow seeds in Southeast Asia

Having taken the world by storm, green bonds have now reached the shores of Southeast Asia.The basics of a green bond remain the same as any other regular bond. A bond is in effect, a promise between its issuer and the investor. The investor in purchasing the bond, lends that sum of money to the issuer. The investor should be paid back the full amount at the end of the bond maturity date, with interest payments being made at particular intervals during the tenure of the bond.

17 February 2018
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