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Marking a milestone for Vietnam’s green bond market, Vietcombank has successfully issued VND2 trillion (approximately $80 million) of green bonds.
25-06-2024 11:40
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a financing package of $150 million to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) to catalyse a viable blue finance market, foster green bonds and support smaller businesses in Vietnam.
16-04-2024 14:05
Citi was recognised by Environmental Finance magazine, a leading publication in the sustainable debt finance market, as lead manager of the year for corporate green bonds, lead manager of the year for corporate sustainability bonds and lead manager of the year for supranational, sub-sovereign and agency green bonds.
26-10-2023 16:33
State-owned bank BIDV on October 23 has marked a significant milestone in Vietnam's financial market by becoming the first bank in the country to successfully issue green bonds in compliance with the International Capital Market Association's (ICMA) Green Bond Principles.
21-09-2023 09:22
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing around $150 million in local currency sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) to be issued by BIM Land JSC and its subsidiary Thanh Xuan JSC.
03-06-2023 11:47
Citi has been recognised by FinanceAsia, the region's premier capital markets publication, for sustainability work in the country and commitment to partnering with clients.
18-05-2023 17:23
The release of the fifth edition of the Climate Bonds' ASEAN State of the Market report series marks a significant milestone in the analysis of green bonds and sustainable finance within ASEAN countries.
11-11-2022 09:49
The development of the green financial market is a crucial topic of focus both globally and domestically. Do Minh Chau, green finance analyst at FiinRatings, looks at the prospects of sustainable bonds and the current interest in Vietnam’s green finance market.
29-07-2022 15:48
Recent projections continue to show Vietnam as the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia coming out of the pandemic. Srinath Komarina, programme manager at the Global Green Growth Institute in Vietnam, explains how using innovative instruments like green bonds can meet the country’s targets, both for the environment and the economy.
13-07-2022 11:11
Businesses globally are adopting green financing and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. However, Vietnam still has hurdles to overcome to reap the full benefits, which Dr. Nguyen Viet Long CPA (Aust.) and Consulting Partner at EY Consulting Vietnam JSC outlined in an interview with VIR's Mai Dang.
21-06-2022 09:00
Vietnam ranks second in green bond issuance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to the ASEAN Sustainable Finance – State of the Market 2021 report recently released by Climate Bonds Initiatives (CBI) and HSBC.
10-02-2022 09:19
UK-backed lender Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam has been awarded the Best Bond Advisor (Global) and Best Green Bond in Vietnam at the Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Country and Regional Awards 2021.
28-07-2021 14:09
Vietnam was urged by GGGI to develop a robust domestic green bond market as part of the transition to a green economy and addressing the challenges of climate change.
10-05-2021 10:00
BIM Land JSC, a member of BIM Group, has successfully priced its inaugural US dollar bond for 5-year maturity at 7.375 per cent coupon to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX), with the transaction marking the first offshore bond offering by a Vietnamese issuer since 2019 and the first corporate green bond out of the country.
12-06-2019 09:27
Issuing green bond insurance and implementing M&A deals are two popular solutions to mobilise investment capital for clean energy, including wind power projects.