Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Private Sector to Re-Green India’s Wastelands

What is the best strategy for increasing green cover outside recorded forest areas? Leasing of wasteland to the corporate sector for re-greening is among...

Why is Green Bond Growth in Southeast Asia So Weak?

While the global market for green bonds reached a record of more than US$155 billion last year, there are still only a few banks...

Continued Interest in Cagamas’ Liquidity Solution Leads to the Company’s Sixth...

Cagamas Berhad, the National Mortgage Corporation of Malaysia, announced the issuance of its 3-year RM500 million Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTNs). The IMTNs will...

Date for Opening Tajikistan’s First Islamic Bank Revealed

The first Islamic bank in Tajikistan is to be opened in April 2019, a source in the financial market of Tajikistan told Trend. According to...

Islamic Finance in Afghanistan Growing, but Investment Options are Limited

Islamic banking in Afghanistan has nearly tripled its holdings since 2014, but is constrained by uneven profitability, limited investment options and few financing tools,...

Non-Bank Heads towards Green Mortgages

A non-bank lender has become the first in Australia to issue a Green Bond linked to residential mortgages. Pepper Money announced it completed the...