Publications
30 January 2022
Thematic Bonds for Affordable Green Housing in Asia and the Pacific: A Case Study of Thailand’s National Housing Authority
This case study discusses the experience of Thailand’s National Housing Authority in the issuance of thematic bonds to build green, affordable housing for the country’s low-income residents.
20 December 2021
Financing the Ocean Back to Health in Southeast Asia: Approaches for Mainstreaming Blue Finance
This report from the Asian Development Bank gives an overview of Southeast Asia's blue economy with a particular focus on the investment approaches, opportunities, and finance mechanisms that are available to promote and catalyze funds for a sustainable ocean economy.
6 July 2021
Accelerating Sustainable Development after COVID-19: The Role of SDG Bonds
This publication gives an overview of SDG bonds as a mechanism to help mobilize the financing required to achieve the SDGs in developing Asia.
3 June 2021
Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia
This brief prescribes a green recovery path for Southeast Asia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
31 March 2021
Catalyzing Climate Finance: Lessons Learned from the Shandong Green Development Fund
This paper examines the establishment of an innovative leveraging mechanism to catalyze private, institutional, and commercial capital for the development of climate-friendly infrastructure and business in Shandong Province, the People’s Republic of China.
28 February 2021
Green, Sustainability, and Social Bonds for COVID-19 Recovery: A Thematic Bonds Primer
This primer explains how theme bonds can help finance COVID-19 recovery programs and projects while catering to specific targets such as environmental sustainability, infrastructure development, and social protection.
31 January 2021
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2019–2020: Accelerating Green Finance in Southeast Asia
This report looks at the achievements of ACGF from the pilot phase between 2019 and 2021.
30 November 2020
Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Philippines 2020 Report
This report explores the use of green bonds and other finance instruments for climate-resilient infrastructure and investment opportunities that can support the Philippines in achieving a low-carbon economy.
31 October 2020
The Potential for Foreign Investment in a Domestic Credit Rating Agency in Viet Nam
This paper evaluates the Viet Nam bond market from a global credit rating agency’s perspective and examines the potential of an international rating agency’s entry to the Vietnamese market through a technical service agreement.
30 October 2020
Green Finance Strategies for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia: Greening Recoveries for Planet and People
This publication examines innovative finance mechanisms that can incentivize green infrastructure investment in developing Asia and support the fight against COVID-19.
31 July 2020
Catalyzing Climate Finance with the Shandong Green Development Fund
This publication highlights the features of the Shandong Green Development Fund to promote climate-friendly investments, particularly to support the transition of the People’s Republic of China to a low-carbon future.
6 November 2019