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Green finance
Latest news, analysis and commentary about the provision by financial institutions of credits, loans and equity financing towards the construction of environmentally sustainable projects and business activities.
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Banking & finance

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

President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on how it bridges differences to build a more sustainable, climate-resilient world.

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Hong Kong transport

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

China economy

Opinion | Why the world needs China to save more, not less

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United States

US green power growth to hit another record in 2026, despite Trump: report

Clean energy is still a fast cheap source of new capacity, but the government has tried to halt or slow the building of solar and wind farms.

US President Donald Trump’s government has pushed back against clean energy, but the sector is still growing. File photo: via TNS
Hong Kong society

Opinion | 4 identities Hong Kong must embrace to provide global leadership

The city can be a bedrock for world commerce, finance, governance and civilisational exchange as we enter a new phase of globalisation.

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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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong vows to boost green finance and innovation role for sustainable growth

Finance chief Paul Chan says Hong Kong will channel capital and innovation into the global green transition for carbon-neutral development.

Hong Kong enjoys unique advantages, the finance chief has told an event in Beijing. Photo: Eugene Lee
China’s carbon neutral goal

Green gambit sees China turn old oil pipeline into new carbon highway

Successful 27km trial unlocks vast carbon dioxide transport potential, bridging geographical gaps to accelerate a process seen as vital to large-scale decarbonisation.

China trade

China pledges green-energy push with Global South, signals wider market opening

Sixth entry in Communist Party mouthpiece’s editorial series calls domestic market ‘world’s rarest resource’, vows supply-chain support to aid industrialisation.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong can take on a more frontier role in China’s development

City can go beyond ‘superconnector’ role to be a ‘co-architect of rules’ and become more proactive in areas Beijing deems strategically critical.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (right), at the opening ceremony for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Northern Metropolis, with (from left) Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po and Executive Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xu Qifang on December 22. Photo: Eugene Lee
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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Hong Kong already ranks among the world’s leading financial centres and leads Asia in green and sustainable bond issuance. Photo: Sam Tsang
Climate change

Opinion | Fashion industry must tailor climate plans to Asian suppliers’ reality

Efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions in the fashion industry will not work if they rest on a Western design paired with Eastern sacrifice.

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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Diplomacy

Opinion | Why next year’s G20 could be make or break for global development

As the US prepares to chair the G20, it faces a strategic choice: engage or revert to a narrower agenda.

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Climate change

Outside In | Takeaway from Cop30: climate action needs to be up close and local

A focus on adaptation means a pivot to action on floods, typhoons, heatstroke deaths, wildfire damage – issues of immediate survival.

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Construction workers put up large umbrellas in Wan Chai on May 23, when a very hot weather warning was issued. Hong Kong has suffered 50 to 60 hot nights (over 28 degrees) every year since 2020, compared with around 20 a year a decade earlier. Photo: Dickson Lee
Climate change

Opinion | A global green industrialisation initiative can have a ‘win-win-win’ outcome

China’s green manufacturing capacity could be aligned with the West’s technological and capital strengths and the Global South’s development needs.

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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.

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China-Latin America relations

Cop30: China to join coalition seeking shared rules for carbon trading

New alliance, which also includes the EU and UK, was created to align standards globally and help countries trade carbon credits more easily.

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The Wujing Power Station in Shanghai. China is set to join a coalition seeking shared rules for carbon trading at Cop30 in Belém, Brazil. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Mainland Chinese financial firms seeking strategic Hong Kong base on the rise: Citigroup

Hong Kong is an ideal platform for mainland and international companies aiming to expand globally and pursue opportunities across Asia.

Green bonds

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.

Banking & finance

Asian firms shift investment to Europe in ‘realignment’, ING says

Amid US-China decoupling, Chinese firms in EVs, consumer electronics, appliances lead first big jump in FDI towards Europe since 2016.

People look at an electric vehicle from Chinese brand Aito at the 2025 IAA Mobility trade fair in Munich on September 10, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Northern Metropolis can be Hong Kong’s new growth engine

By focusing on the project, leaders are addressing pressing needs such as jobs and housing – and laying the foundation for the city’s next phase of development.

A view of fish ponds in San Tin on September 1. Moves announced at the chief executive’s policy address will provide the legal framework and other policy tools needed to realise the government’s ambitious vision for the Northern Metropolis. 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

Hong Kong to boost impact investment sector with start-up and innovation focus

Financial Secretary Paul Chan pledges to develop a sustainable finance ecosystem with cutting-edge technology and diverse financial products.

China economy

Opinion | How Hainan and Hong Kong can build on each other’s success

Both are well positioned to support the next phase of China’s reform and opening up by aligning their unique strengths.

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An aerial view of Sanya in Hainan province on August 27. Hainan’s role isn’t to displace Hong Kong. Rather, it can complement what Hong Kong has to offer. Photo: Xinhua
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.

Siddhartha Sinha, head of innovative finance at the UNHCR, says the agency has been expanding beyond its traditional funding model. Photo: May Tse
Banking & finance

Asia-Pacific presents major climate-related insurance opportunities: Swiss Re

Swiss Re’s Victor Kuk says only 16 per cent of climate-related risks in the region are presently insured.

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.

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