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The ADB is Asia's development bank and also green bank - and it understands the link. But it also still funds coal. Post-Haiyan, public sector money concerned with Asia’s long-term future has no place funding future-destroying coal

Submitted on Fri, 2014-06-13 11:03

In a couple of weeks I’ll be flying into the toxic pea-soup air of Beijing, for our next round of work on “Growing a Green Bonds Market in China”.

ADB issues Water Bonds, mulling climate bonds

Submitted on Sun, 2010-03-07 10:29

Now the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is getting with the "themed" bonds rhythm: they're marketing Water Bonds to finance its work in the AsiaPac water sector. Daiwa Securities is lead manager; bonds will be issued in Australian dollars and South African rand.

While bond finance for water infrastructure is commonly sought in developed countries, it's rare in emerging nations.