Gender-focused finance may become another segment through which Singapore intermediates cross-border capital flows across Asia. PHOTO: BT FILE
THE recent US$92 million Women’s Livelihood Bond (WLB) 7 issuance by Singapore-based Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), one of the largest transactions in the series to date, offers an important signal of where sustainable finance markets are heading next.
Backed by commitments from institutions including Nuveen, APG and the International Finance Corporation, the 2026 transaction illustrates how Singapore’s financial ecosystem is increasingly being used not just to distribute sustainable finance products, but also to structure and scale new categories of investable assets.