Since the first “Green Bond” in 2007, the global green bond market has been dominated by the USA and Europe, but in 2016 China became the largest issuer of green bonds in the world, issuing some $36.9bn out of a global total of $80bn.
Green bonds have emerged as a valuable tool to mobilise the global investment community.
While they account for less than 0.2% of all bonds issued globally and 2% in China, the potential for scaling up is tremendous. The market now needs to grow much bigger, and quickly.
FinanceAsia is bringing this half day event to Hong Kong for the first time. Seize this opportunity to discover the benefits, impediments, risks and costs associated with the fastest growing asset class in the fixed income arena.
With leading Economists such as Jun Ma from the PBOC predicting that globally green bonds will need to account for 20% of all debt instruments by 2030, can you afford not to attend this first time event in Hong Kong?