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Green bonds
Latest news, analysis and commentary about the sale of fixed-income financial products to finance environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects and business activities.
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Bonds

Hong Kong to list first Shanghai free-trade zone bond to defend yuan hub status

HKEX announces that a Shanghai Electric subsidiary is set to list a 1.5 billion yuan green bond later this month.

Hong Kong economy

EU and Hong Kong in talks on new financial services dialogue, envoy says

Banking & finance

Open Questions | AIIB chief Zou Jiayi on financing Asia’s green transition

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong taps group of experts to help rewrite rules for tokenised bonds

HKMA sets up the collective, spanning 21 institutions, in push to expand blockchain-based issuance beyond government pilots.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) logo in IFC Two. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong transport

MTR Corporation raises €3 billion in its first public euro green bond sale

The offering marks Hong Kong rail giant’s largest-ever bond deal.

China trade

Pakistan to tap China debt market with first sale of yuan-priced ‘panda bonds’

Islamabad turns to ‘panda bonds’ to secure cheaper credit and diversify its borrowing into yuan-denominated funding, with a focus on sustainable development.

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Banking & finance

Editorial | A blooming bond market shows trust in Hong Kong dollar assets

The latest Hong Kong dollar-denominated offerings encourage more issuers from Hong Kong and overseas to explore local‑currency financing.

A view of Hong Kong International Airport in October 2025. Airport Authority Hong Kong has issued HK$19 billion in Hong Kong dollar-denominated bonds. Photo: Jelly Tse
Diplomacy

Opinion | How China-Gulf ties can turn energy vulnerability into sustainability

Hormuz tensions are a reminder to start building a better, more sustainable energy order before the next crisis hits; Hong Kong can help.

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Banking & finance

Barclays boosts Hong Kong presence to tap thriving IPO market

C.S. Venkatakrishnan said the bank is increasing its outlay on talent and technology across its investment banking and trading units.

China economy

Opinion | As oil-shocked world turns to renewables, China will reap the rewards

The biggest losers will be the Middle East and the US, as oil becomes less important and doubts grow about US might.

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The Xianshuiwo photovoltaic power plant in the Yi-Hui-Miao autonomous county of Weining, in southwest China’s guizhou province, is seen on July 3, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
MTR Corporation

Editorial | MTR’s embrace of green bonds an example for other Hong Kong firms

While local companies have been slow to take up ESG, the MTR Corporation’s record bond issuance shows there is investor interest in supporting the environment.

People visit “Harbour Station” at the Wan Chai harbourfront on January 13. Two retired train cars donated by the MTR Corporation are now displayed at the waterfront as a tourist attraction. Photo: Sun Yeung
Banking & finance

Hong Kong bond markets, yuan issuance to expand in 2026 under HKMA, SFC road map

HKMA and SFC blueprint to drive multicurrency issuance, with green finance and Bond Connect widening investor base.

Climate change

Opinion | How Hong Kong can distinguish itself as a climate finance hub

The city should lead by directing capital to projects that modernise grids, electrify transport and accelerate green supply chains.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | How yuan internationalisation is helping to close the climate finance gap

Through fast-growing markets for yuan-denominated bonds, China is showing it can support sustainability projects across the Global South.

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Engineers walk past solar panels at Benban Solar Park, one of the world’s largest solar power plants, in Aswan, Egypt, on October 19, 2022. Photo: AP
Banking & finance

Editorial | Hong Kong breaks new fintech ground with tokenised green bond

Hong Kong is positioning itself to connect conventional finance with fintech while developing into a global hub for sustainable financing.

People take in the view of Hong Kong’s skyline from K11 Musea in Tsim Sha Tsui on February 10. Photo: Eugene Lee
Bonds

Hong Kong extends digital bond ambitions with third offering

Government looking to sell digital green bonds denominated in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, euros and offshore yuan, sources say.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Property credit quality issues manageable for Hong Kong banks: HKMA’s Eddie Yue

The banking sector next year has more opportunities than challenges, HKMA’s chief executive says.

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Green finance

Hong Kong bolsters green finance hub role with new global building certificates

City’s Green Building Council issues first BEAM Plus global certificate to a complex in the East African country of Djibouti.

Ivan Fu Chin-shing, director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong and UAE forge historic financial ties with ETF cross-listings

Strengthened collaboration reflects growing participation by Middle Eastern funds as cornerstone investors in recent Hong Kong IPOs.

Hong Kong economy

‘Very valuable’ role for Hong Kong in helping UN body reach green finance goals

Siddhartha Sinha, head of innovative finance at the UNHCR, says forging ‘good partnerships’ will help city as it taps into Islamic financing.

Banking & finance

China’s belt and road investments plays to Hong Kong’s strengths: HSBC

City set for bigger role in green finance, offshore yuan as initiative shifts towards private sector-led projects, economist says.

New wind turbine blades sit at a factory on July 15, 2022 in Handan, in China’s northern province of Hebei. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s sustainable debt market grows 15% on eve of Green Week

First-half issuances reach US$34.3 billion amid strong demand from international investors in Europe and the US, HKMA official says.

Tibetan sheep graze amid solar panels in Hainan prefecture of western China’s Qinghai province on July 1, 2025. Photo: AP
Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s crop of green bonds, ESG funds flourishes

City’s role as a bridge connecting mainland projects with the world ‘not easily found in other markets’, financial-services secretary says.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s deficit rises to HK$115.9 billion, up 25% in 1 month

Results for first four months of 2025-26 do not take into account revenue from salaries, profits taxes later in the year, government says.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urged to make itself ‘truly the world’s green financial centre’

US economist Jeffrey Sachs says Hong Kong’s role in sustainable development is ‘becoming central for the whole world’.

Professor Jeffrey Sachs gives a talk about global economic challenges and sustainable development. Photo: Dickson Lee
Green finance

Opinion | How Hong Kong and EU can team up on green finance and climate action

The EU’s leadership on climate action and green growth dovetails with Hong Kong’s potential as a hub for green finance.

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Hong Kong issued a very hot weather warning signal on October 19 last year. Scientists have warned that we have only three years left to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Photo: Nora Tam
Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s huge multicurrency bond deal oversubscribed by global investors

Green and infrastructure bonds totalling HK$27 billion (US$3.44 billion) were denominated in Hong Kong dollars, yuan, US dollars and euros.

Climate change

Opinion | China must resist greenwashing its dirty coal habit with green bonds

Can China credibly claim climate leadership while doubling down on its dirtiest fuel?

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