After a meeting on September 5, banks have made a number of pledges around lending, mortgage approvals and SME seminars over the next two months to help with productivity.
Rabobank and HSBC helped with the implementation of a $166m facility which will be used in part to help smallholders adopt sustainable farming measures.
The Japanese bank has tapped into India’s microfinancing sector through a facility with Svatantra Microfin, which targets female entrepreneurs in India’s rural areas.
Expert panellists in Hong Kong discussed the rise of private credit as a preferred debt structure in Asia, as interest rates remain high and traditional bond issuance slows down.
Up to $200 million of blended financing will be deployed to fund SMEs and smallholder farmers to help drive climate adaption and sustainable transition.
ISPT treasurer, Simon Milne, and general sustainability manager, Alicia Maynard, tell CT about executing Australia’s biggest sustainability-linked loan (SLL).