Singapore's OCBC to launch $500m decarbonization fund

Project with Japan investment bank to aid Southeast Asian's energy shift

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Singaporean lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. is creating the fund to support businesses involved in developing renewable energy. © Reuters

TAIZO WADA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Singaporean lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. will create a fund of up to $500 million to finance decarbonization-related businesses in Southeast Asia, joined by an investment company affiliated with the Development Bank of Japan.

OCBC will partner with Mercuria Holdings to begin raising money in early 2024, soliciting financial institutions and companies in Japan and Southeast Asia.

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