GREEN BONDS HIT US$2.5T. GSS SURPASSES US$4T WORLDWIDE

By the end of Q3 2023, the Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) had recorded cumulative volume…

ECB MIGHT CUTY RATES IN Q1

The European Central Bank is likely to cut interest rates next year, which could have far-reaching…

MYANMAR’S CENTRAL BANK TO EASE FX CONTROLS

Myanmar’s central bank will no longer set exchange rates for foreign currencies and will allow banks…

INDONESIA EXPECTS TO FINALISE US$560M FUNDING FROM CHINA

Indonesia expects to sign a long-delayed US$560 million loan with China during the Belt and Road Forum (BRF)…

FOREIGN FUNDS HAVE SOLD US$2.4B THB BONDS SINCE AUGUST

The foreign net bond sell-off since the beginning of the year totals 155.50 billion as of…

IDXCARBON AIMS TO DEVELOP GREEN INDUSTRIES

 The Indonesia Carbon Exchange (IDXCarbon) could help the country develop industries while concurrently safeguarding the environment,…

VIETNAM PROPERTY DEVELOPER ACCUSED OF US$1.2B BOND FRAUD

A major property developer in Vietnam has cheated 42,000 investors in a bond scam worth US$1.2…

AIRASIA SECURES US$150 TERM LOAN

AirAsia Bhd has accepted a five-year term loan of up to US$150 million (RM705 million) from…

SINGAPORE’S INAUGURAL S$700M GREEN BONDS

The remaining S$1.7 billion in proceeds from Singapore’s first sovereign green bonds are expected to be…

MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS PLAY KEY ROLE: AIB’s CFO

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was established by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2016 as…