On 10 March 2021 Environmental Finance, supported by the IFC's Green Bond Technical Assistance Program, is running a free webinar on financing the green transition in emerging markets.
The discussion will cover the experience of green bond issuers in emerging markets and the benefits and challenges that they have experienced so far.
After an initial introduction by Kaikham Onedamdy, operations officer at IFC Climate Business Development, the discussion will turn to the issuer perspective, with a series of case studies followed by a panel discussion on the benefits and challenges experienced as a result of issuing green bonds.
Dirk Dijksma, head of innovation investments at Symbiotics, will outline the role that the firm has played in arranging financing for micro, small and medium size enterprises in emerging and frontier markets.
Gnékélé Gnassingbe, resources mobilisation director at BOAD will talk about the West African Development Bank's January issuance of the first African sustainability bond. This issue amounting to €750 million with a 12-year maturity, attracted more than 260 investors across the world.
Shushanik Hovsepyan, head of capital markets at Ameriabank will discuss the experience of the Armenian bank in issuing a green bond in euros towards the end of 2020. It marked a milestone in the local financial market as the first ever green bond in Armenia.
Beatriz Muñoz Villa, head of ALM & capital at BBVA in Mexico, will analyse the proliferation of issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds in Latin American and show how the region is poised for growth.
Join 1000+ other attendees to understand what issuers and investors need to know about the future of green bonds in emerging markets.