Green Bonds value in financial investments

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed with her Tourism counterpart Najib Balala hand over KICC to UNCTAD secretary general Dr Mukhisa Kituyi. PHOTO: FILE

The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative held roundtable discussions on Green Finance as part of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Forum in Nairobi on July 20.

A key focus of the discussions was the important role the financial community plays in the global climate agenda. Taking cue from this, bankers are working to develop a Green Bonds (GBs) Market in collaboration with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). This will see Kenya join Morocco and South Africa in tapping into this nascent bonds market