HSBC, IFC “Real Economy” Green Bond Fund Raises $538M at Final Close for Climate Action

HSBC Asset Management and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have announced the final closing of the HSBC Real Economy Green Investment Opportunity GEM Bond Fund (REGIO), boosting access to climate finance and helping further develop the market for green bonds. REGIO, the first green bond fund focused on well-diversified climate-smart investments in “real economy” issuers in emerging market countries, closed with total investor commitments of $538 million following further investment from two European investors. REGIO uses both public and private capital to build climate change-mitigation capacity in…

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