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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF)
The ACGF is an ASEAN Infrastructure Fund initiative supporting governments in Southeast Asia to prepare and finance infrastructure projects that promote environmental sustainability and contribute to climate change goals. The ACGF is owned by ASEAN governments and ADB and managed by ADB.
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ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2022: Building Southeast Asia’s Green Project Pipelines
This document presents progress made and achievements from January to December 2022 of the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF).
The Green, Social, Sustainable and Other Labeled (GSS+) Bonds Initiative for Southeast Asia
This flyer explains how Southeast Asian debt issuers could raise over a $1 billion by 2025 through green, social, sustainable, and other labeled bonds (GSS+) to fund investments and ramp up climate resilience.
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility
This brochure explains how the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) supports governments in Southeast Asia to catalyze public and private capital to accelerate green infrastructure investments.
The Blue SEA Finance Hub
The Blue SEA Finance Hub (BSFH) will serve as an “institutional base to proactively grow the Blue Economy in ASEAN” with the involvement of several other ADB units as well as external partners such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF)—an initiative of the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund—was launched in April 2019 to accelerate green infrastructure investments in Southeast Asia.
The ACGF provides ASEAN member governments with technical assistance and access to over $1 billion in loans from cofinancing partners. The ACGF’s technical assistance supports governments to identify and prepare commercially viable green infrastructure projects while the ACGF loans are utilized to cover upfront capital investment costs. This two-pronged approach “de-risks” green infrastructure projects, making them more attractive to private capital investors.
ACGF Project Process
1. Origination
Potential projects for early-stage project preparation support identified from ACGF country roundtable events and consultations with ADB operations teams and ACGF partners.
2. Rapid assessment
Technical support provided for initial project preparation, including financial structuring and an assessment of potential green impacts.
3. Screening and funding interest
Projects screened against ACGF eligibility criteria, and a draft project information memorandum produced. Financing interest sought from ACGF cofinancing partners.
4. AIF Board review
A full project information memorandum (including a financing plan) finalized and submitted to the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund Board for review and approval.
5. Project preparation and loan approval
Due diligence conducted and the project prepared for ADB and ACGF cofinancing partner loan approvals.
What's New
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Scaling Up Private Sector Financing for the Blue Economy in Thailand
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| Statutory Reports and Official Records
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2022: Building Southeast Asia’s Green Project Pipelines
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| News from Country Offices
ADB Supporting Cambodia’s Energy Transition Program
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Government Housing Bank of Thailand Issues First Sustainability Bond with ADB Support
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| Brochures and Flyers
The Green, Social, Sustainable and Other Labeled (GSS+) Bonds Initiative for Southeast Asia
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New ADB Program to Accelerate Development of Climate Projects in Southeast Asia