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GSSS: A Direct Path to a Just Transition

Chris Hall

Sovereigns have been relatively late entrants to sustainable bond markets following corporates and supra-national entities (such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), which issued the first green debt securities in the mid-2000s.

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When Green is Gold

Chris Hall

An important key to unlocking that finance lies in green and sustainable emerging market bonds, which promise lenders both returns and the opportunity to invest in projects with an ESG impact. trillion by September, with demand for emerging market labelled bonds far outstripping the rest of the world. Gold standard.

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Asia’s Sovereigns to Embrace Sustainable Bonds

Chris Hall

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), which estimates a US$3.1 Global sustainable bond issuance surged in 2021, with data providers estimating total volumes just above or below US$1 trillion; green bonds accounted for roughly half. Developing economies globally need to invest as much as US$4.5 Transition challenges.