The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank and others, are providing support packages worth billions of dollars, to help with financial sector reforms.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is an anchor investor in SPV Bauhinia 2, which contains a $107m sustainability tranche; meanwhile, the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation will have a new CEO in December.

The note, which raised $300m, is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, with clearing of the bonds possible on Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Central Moneymarkets Unit and SIX.

Group chief executive officer P. Murlidhar (Murli) Maiya recently discussed the infrastructure debt financing landscape and its scalability with FinanceAsia.

The deal marks the HKMC’s first infrastructure financing securitisation. It could act as a catalyst for development of this nascent asset class in Asia, as the region strives to bridge a $1.7 trillion annual infrastructure financing gap.

Continued infrastructure investment from multilaterals, especially that linked to the training of women, is helping Tajikistan develop a future for tourism, but international investors remain wary to say the least.

Institutions such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – and recent studies – are showing why and how investors should analyse the ESG performance of bonds and issuers.

Hong Kong is gearing up to sell its inaugural green bonds which could be the largest issuance of sovereign green paper in the world.

At a conference, senior executives of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said they were keen to work more with pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.

Investors are understandably wary of big-money Chinese projects, given a history of missteps. But its new Silk Road programme offers outstanding prospects ... if you're patient.