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ASCOR: Growth, refinements to continue after 'strong' 2024
26 March 2025The Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) tool is expected to be expanded to 80 countries by the end of 2025.
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Sustainable bond funds upbeat after positive year
18 March 2025The sustainable bond fund market recorded its second consecutive year of positive returns in 2024, with optimism high for another robust year for fixed income returns. Ahren Lester reports
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'Article 9' becomes headwind for sustainable bond funds
10 March 2025Declining investor demand for 'Article 9' funds helped slow the growth of European sustainable bond fund market, reports Ahren Lester
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Sustainable bond funds assets hit record $46bn in 2024
07 March 2025Sustainable bond fund assets edged higher, to a record $46 billion in 2024. Managers are optimistic of further growth in 2025. Ahren Lester reports
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Unlocking local currency finance: The EBRD's SME local currency programme
04 March 2025The development bank's programme is helping to strengthen financial markets, writes Thea Kokhreidze and Callum Thomas
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Sustainable bond fund universe expands to 126 in 2024
26 February 2025The number of specialised labelled sustainable bond funds grew by 12% in 2024, despite fund closures, Ahren Lester reports
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2025: A Year of Change for GSS Bonds
24 February 20252025 is set to be a transformative year for GSS bonds, writes Pietro Sette
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Driving impact through infrastructure
17 February 2025Philippe Valahu and Callum Thomas explain the role of PIDG's Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund
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'Sovereigns should use ASCOR for SLBs'
12 February 2025The assessment framework could help bring credibility to the nascent market. Ahren Lester reports
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Ashmore's approach to transforming EMDE public debt markets
06 February 2025Ashmore will launch its debut Impact Debt fund later this year, targeting EMDE hard currency fixed income, write Callum Thomas, Simon Cooke and Ben Underhill