Japan hopes climate transition bonds draw more foreign investors

First round of auctions conclude with 'fairly slim greenium'

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Japan's GX (green transformation) bonds are not yet commonly discussed among foreign investors, according to Edward Bourlet, a senior research analyst at the investment house CLSA. (Source photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan successfully finished selling the first batch of the world's first sovereign climate transition bonds on Tuesday, but attracting foreign investment remains an agenda for the nation to lead the market for the nascent financing tool, according to experts.

The so-called GX bonds -- from the Japanese shorthand for "green transformation" -- are a type of transition bonds that are aimed at channeling more money into activities that do not narrowly qualify as "green" but are expected to help create decarbonized, climate-resilient societies by cutting carbon emissions in the long term.

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