Scoping the Sustainable Finance Landscape in Africa: Green Bonds

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the current state, structure, and growth potential of the green bonds market in Africa, highlighting its current underdevelopment and the role of multilateral development institutions.

• The green bonds market in Africa is currently underdeveloped and characterized by modest growth, with a small number of states accounting for a cumulative issuance that represents less than 1% of global volumes.
• While multilateral development institutions have played a significant role, the market faces several challenges, including a lack of national frameworks, low levels of awareness, and institutional incapacity.
• There is high potential for future growth in the African green bond market as an increasing number of states are either planning to issue bonds or are creating their own national guidelines.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Scoping the Sustainable Finance Landscape in Africa: Green Bonds. https://www.sei.org/publications/scoping-the-sustainable-finance-landscape-in-africa-green-bonds/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Scoping the Sustainable Finance Landscape in Africa: Green Bonds. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/scoping-the-sustainable-finance-landscape-in-africa-green-bonds/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020scoping, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Scoping the Sustainable Finance Landscape in Africa: Green Bonds}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/scoping-the-sustainable-finance-landscape-in-africa-green-bonds/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }