Centralbankernes centralbank, Bank of International Settlement, BIS, i Basel, vil i 2022 etablere en ny fond, der skal kanalisere for centralbankernes reserver i grønne projekter i Asien og Stillehavsregionen. Den kaldes Asian Green Bond Funds. Den skal investere midlerne i gønne obligationer, der er udstedt af stater samt virksomheder. Fonden skal arbejde tæt sammen med den internationale Asian Development Bank og andre udviklingsinstitutioner. Fonden understreger centralbankernes bestræbelser på at støtte klimavenlige investeringer.
BIS launches new fund to nurture Asia green bond market
* BIS to launch Asia Green Bond Fund in early 2022
* Fund to work with ADB in promoting Asia green finance
* Move underscores growing c.bank awareness on green finance
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Thursday it would launch in early 2022 a fund to channel global central bank reserves to green projects in the Asia Pacific region.
The fund, called Asian Green Bond Fund, would provide a pipeline for central banks to invest in bonds issued by sovereigns and corporates that comply with strict international green standards, the BIS said in a statement.
“The fund will work closely with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other development financial institutions as well as other issuers,” the statement said.
The new fund will follow two other green bond funds the BIS already launched over the past two years, underscoring the increasing focus central banks are putting in supporting efforts to fight climate change.
The Bank of Japan, for one, decided in July to start buying green bonds using its foreign reserves, largely as a symbolic move to raise awareness on the need to promote green finance.
