International Finance Corporation
IFC puts $100m into UnionBank to fund MSMEs and green projects
IFC puts $100m into UnionBank to fund MSMEs and green projects
UnionBank plans to grow and diversify its sustainability assets.
PH central bank, IFC to promote movable asset finance
Borrowers can secure loans using inventories, receivables, and equipment.
Mizuho, IFC inks MOU to establish carbon facility
It will facilitate the purchase and sale of voluntary carbon credits.
IFC grants $40m loan to Vietnam’s SeABank to expand SME lending
It’s the first phase of a $150m package for expanding SME lending, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Commentary
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Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer