The government of Indonesia issued its first Islamic ‘green’ sovereign bond known as Green Sukuk in early 2018, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Dubai. It has attracted investment of around US$ 1.25 billion. The green bond and green sukuk framework that was recently developed has se...Read more
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By BIOFIN Indonesia BIOFIN Indonesia held a workshop on financing biodiversity through Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT) on December 11th, 2018. The workshop was attended by relevant ministries, such as the National Planning Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, as well...Read more
At the fifth Our Ocean Conference that was held on 29th and 30th October 2018 in Bali, BIOFIN Indonesia partnered with the Ministry of Finance of Republic of Indonesia, organized an Ocean Talk about the innovative financing mechanism for marine biodiversity. The speakers were Mr Dewa Putu Ekayana, t...Read more
By Onno van den Heuvel BIOFIN provides countries a strong basis to understand the biodiversity finance policy environment, map expenditure and financial needs, plan for achieving biodiversity finance targets, and implement a suite of finance solutions relevant for the context within the country. At...Read more
With representatives over 13 countries, the Second Eurasia Pacific Regional Workshop gathered representatives from Georgia to Fiji in order to discuss the BIOFIN advances and challenges in the region. The implementation of the different components of BIOFIN at a national level generates a wealth of...Read more