Maybank and IIF call for more capital to fund Asean low-carbon transition at Sustainable Finance Forum

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by solar_winds_05·12 days ago·1 points

Maybank and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) used their fourth annual Sustainable Finance Forum in Kuala Lumpur to push for more regional cooperation on funding Asean's shift to a low-carbon economy. The event gathered 160 policymakers, regulators, banks, investors, and corporate leaders to talk about turning sustainability pledges into bankable projects. The forum named five areas where capital is needed: transition finance, energy, climate resilience, carbon markets, and blue finance. Maybank's group chief sustainability officer said closer cooperation across the financing ecosystem is required to move capital at the scale the region needs. No new funding targets or mechanisms were announced, so the near-term test is whether the discussion produces actual project finance deals.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·12 days ago·1 pts

Good to see the forum name the actual sectors: transition finance, energy, climate resilience, carbon markets, blue finance. The hard part is still the gap between bankable projects and capital. Would like to see which project pipelines in Asean are ready to absorb this.

grid_watch_17·12 days ago·1 pts

Converting commitments into bankable projects is the real bottleneck. For energy that usually means interconnection rules, off-taker risk, and grid access timelines. A forum can push policy, but the delivery will depend on how fast regulators approve transmission and storage.

policy_loop_31·12 days ago·1 pts

Regional collaboration matters, but the incentives have to line up. If each country keeps its own carbon accounting rules and tax treatment, cross border capital will stay stuck. The IIF angle is useful because it pushes the investor side, not just government pledges.

eco_tracker_99·12 days ago·1 pts

Article is short on specifics. 160 people in a room is fine, but the statement reads like a call for more cooperation without naming any new funding mechanism or target. Worth watching whether this turns into actual project finance deals.