Hong Kong prices record $2.6 billion digital green bond
ESG Today · 2026-10-06
Hong Kong priced about HK$20bn ($2.6bn) of digital green bonds, the largest digital bond yet, in HKD, RMB, USD and euro tranches, 1.3 to 11.3 times subscribed. Tokenised deposits were used to settle the HKD tranche, merging green finance and tokenisation in Asia's sustainable capital hub.
Vocabulary
Read source ↗- tokenised depositsbank deposits represented as blockchain tokens
- subscription ratioshow many times demand exceeded the amount offered
- primary issuancefirst-time sale of securities by the issuer