A few years ago, environmental, social and governance (ESG) financing used to be the exception – now it is the norm.

Seafood producer Thai Union Group met the key performance indicators it laid out for its Thai baht-denominated sustainability-linked bonds, triggering a coupon reduction of 10bp in what is thought to bethe first SLB step-down globally.

SINGAPORE, June 26, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Apeiron Bioenergy (“Apeiron“), a leading integrated global player in bioenergy, raised S$50 million on Friday, 23^rd June 2023, through the landmark issuance of a 5-year senior unsecured green bond guaranteed by Credit Guarantee & Investment Facility, a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank (“CGIF“), and an ASEAN+3 initiative to develop local currency bond markets.

THE hard lessons from the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s has undoubtedly shaped today’s financial world, which led to the development of the Asian Bond Markets Initiative’s Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF).

The runaway infrastructure deficit in many emerging economies can be attributed to two simple causes: 1) an increasing need for infrastructure; and 2) the inadequate financing solutions available. And between these, clearly finding adequate financing solutions is more realistic than curtailing the demand for infrastructure.