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Sustainable Finance in Singapore and ASEAN - May/June2022
Co-edited by the French Embassy in Singapore and CCE (Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur), this bi-monthly newsletter is focused on Sustainable Finance in Singapore and ASEAN.
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Summary
1. Public Policy
- France-Singapore Sustainable Finance Conference
- Singapore green bond framework unveiled
- New consultation on taxonomy by Singapore Green Finance Industry Taskforce
- Monetary Authority of Singapore use-case of AI to combat greenwashing
- Singapore Land Transport Authority to speed up transition to electric vehicles
- Halt of Japanese aid for coal-fired plants in Indonesia
- Publication of a TFCD application guide for Malaysian financial institutions
2. Financial Industry
- Carbon credits: collaboration between CIX and Puro.earth
- Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero regional office set up in Singapore
- Vietnam: 2nd largest regional green bond issuer in 2021
3. Corporates
- Keppel Electric: first renewable power trade agreement with Electricité du Laos
- Petronas: launch of a new clean energy platform for Malaysia and APAC
- Singapore & Malaysian Corporates push for sustainable data centre
4. Miscellaneous
- Highlights of Southeast Asia's Green Economy 2022 Report
- $190bn a year needed by 2030 to meet climate goals according to the IEA
- Solar panels: lifting of US sanctions on four ASEAN countries
- Natixis: Greenflation, the new normal?
- Fitch: Singapore’s first green sovereign bond likely to be issued in 2H2022