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Indonesia turns to green finance for development projects

Created Jun 27 2018, 9:22 AM by Bruce Summers
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Indonesia turns to green finance for development projects.

An interesting article by Basten Gokkon on 25 June 2018 published as part of the Mongabay Series: Southeast Asian infrastructure

Key Points:

  • Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, is turning to green finance markets to fund new development projects it promises will be both environmentally and socially friendly.
  • In issuing these ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’ bonds, Indonesia joins a growing number of developing countries seeking to appeal to ecologically and socially conscious international investors.
  • But critics question just how green and sustainable these bonds really are, highlighting concerns about greenwashing.

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FYI: karin merle , Olha Krushelnytska