A Greenpeace study on 2021-issued government municipal bonds in China reveals a large number of projects with green potential. But local governments face challenges and are unwilling to issue green products.

Pariyapol Kamolsilp will join the law firm on May 2 in Bangkok, while six lawyers, based in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, have been promoted to counsel.

This marks the second sustainability-linked panda bond issuance, after the Rmb1bn offering from CapitaLand Investment earlier this year in March.

Singapore-based Lee, who has been recently promoted to the bank's global head of investment banking, told FA how private credit is becoming an attractive option for Asia's SMEs.

The new partners, effective May 1, are based in Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore and Tokyo.

Thakur, who is based in Hong Kong, will add to his role as the bank's head of debt origination in Apac.

WWF Singapore CEO Vivek Kumar on the role of public markets in the sustainability ecosystem, including development finance institutions (DFIs).

Investing in funds that track fixed income benchmarks has gained popularity. An interest in local markets and fixed income markets overall has contributed to this segment, that is yet to boom in Asia.

The property crisis and policy measures will continue to pressure the bank’s revenue throughout 2024, said CMB’s board members during a press conference.

The bank wants to help scale digital 'platform players', and is also offering $150m of venture debt to the Singapore market to provide financing to early-stage, high-growth companies backed by venture capital or private equity.