The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a “green taxonomy” framework to help banks and investors determine the sustainability of economic activities, the de facto central bank’s latest effort …
Take clean energy as an example. To meet rising energy needs in ways that align with the Paris Agreement, annual public and private investment in clean energy in emerging and …
Chinese property developers missing from the bond market contributed to the decline in offshore green bond issuance, according to the report. The developers accounted for only 4 per cent of …
Airport Authority Hong Kong’s (AAHK’s) HK$5 billion (US$640 million) retail bonds are expected to be oversubscribed, but have not generated as much buzz as the green bonds the Hong Kong …
Hong Kong has helped fuel a surge in bond sales tied to green and sustainable projects, spending HK$210 million (US$26.9 million) to subsidise issuance costs. Market players are calling for …
Hong Kong has a unique role to play as China’s offshore capital hub for green finance, as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases needs to accelerate environmentally friendly projects …
Hong Kong has the potential to be a leading hub for green finance due to its proximity to mainland China, with sound regulations already in place for such types of …