It has received over 60% of investment capital from Asian investors. DBS Bank and IIX closed the world’s first social sustainability bond to be listed on SGX within a month, the Women’s Livelihood Bond (WLB). The US$8m ($11.1m) bond provides loans to social enterprises and microfinance institutions and expected to impact the livelihoods of more than 385,000 women in Cambodia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. It has received over 60% of investment capital from Asian investors. Read More.
