Emerging Markets
Standard Chartered’s €1bn inaugural green bond oversubscribed
Proceeds from the issuance will finance eligible projects predominantly based in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
NZI with Atharva: looking back at COP30 - where to next?
Atharva Deshmukh discusses the highlights of COP30 with Sung-Ah Kyun, associate director and head of policy, research and partnerships at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Antonina Scheer, deputy director, policy at TPI Global Climate Transition Centre at the LSE.
IFC announces inaugural $100m climate transition bond investment
50% of the funds raised by Turkish bank QNB’s bond will finance projects in hard-to-abate sectors
Making NDCs investable: What sovereign bond investors want from COP30
As the COP30 summit in Belem draws to a close, sovereign debt investors are assessing whether lofty climate promises can translate into investable insights.
COP 30: Brazil’s Tropical Forest Forever Facility needs $100bn of institutional capital
At COP30, Brazil is planning the launch of a new Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), the blended finance investment fund could become one of the world's largest emerging market investment vehicles
‘Global transition will be won or lost in emerging economies’ PRI panellists warn
At this week’s PRI in Person conference, investors turned their focus to one of the biggest challenges in climate finance - how to scale private investment into emerging markets and accelerate funding for climate solutions in the Global South.
Bilateral Article 6 agreements are vital to scale up SAF
Ahead of COP30, Maria Del Mar Whittaker, chief corporate responsibility officer at Latin America’s Abra Group, says bilateral Article 6 agreements are key to scaling up sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)
New players, new rules: why the green bond market is on the cusp of change
The next chapter of the green bond market will involve new issuers, new structures and new regulations
T. Rowe Price launches Article 9 blue bonds strategy
Over $200m has been committed to strategy, which will invest in corporate bonds across emerging markets
Engaging with sovereign issuers: Developed Market investors can learn from Emerging Markets
When it comes to engaging with sovereigns on climate change, developed market investors can learn a thing or two from emerging markets, argues Claire Meier Underhill, investor director at ASCOR