Meeting pushes sustainable finance initiatives in ASEAN

Monday, Sep 14, 2026

The meetings included the ASEAN Steering Committee for Capacity Building Initiatives to Support ASEAN Financial Integration (SCCB) and the 11th meeting of the ASEAN Senior Level Committee on Financial Integration Task Force on Sustainable Finance (SLC-TF), jointly organised by the...

HDBank sets record with Việt Nam's largest-ever international syndicated social loan

Friday, Jul 31, 2026

HDBank has secured a record US$721 million international syndicated social loan, the largest ever raised by a Vietnamese organisation, highlighting strong global investor confidence in the bank and Việt Nam''s economic outlook.

Vingroup named “best issuer for sustainable finance”

Sunday, Apr 02, 2023

Vingroup has just been named “The Best Issuer in Sustainable Finance in 2022”.

Sustainable finance is the way to address ESG challenges

Monday, Oct 03, 2022

Mrs. Luu Thi Thao, VPBank’s Standing Deputy CEO, shared with the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) the bank''s efforts in building its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scheme.

Viet Nam ASEAN's second largest green bond issuer in 2021

Wednesday, Jun 22, 2022

The country alone issued total $1.5 billion of GSS in 2021, nearly 5 times higher than the value of $0.3 billion in 2020, maintaining stable growth for three consecutive years.

Private-sector 'green finance' needed for sustainable development

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

There is a growing need for innovative solutions that open up opportunities for private investment in sustainable development projects.

New multi-stakeholder initiative seeks to make finance sector ally of sustainability

Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019

The Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative was launched in Singapore on Monday to help shift Asia''s financial flows towards sustainable economic, social and environmental outcomes.