Events

The inaugural Zawya GCC Capital Markets Forum will take place on the morning of Tuesday June 24, 2025 at the Fairmont Dubai.

From being a wealth exporter for decades, the top corporates in the key GCC economies are now taking a deep dive into capital markets, exploring the various funding instruments with the help of the biggest banks in the world.

In this context, we look at how the macro environment of equity and debt markets are evolving, and the road ahead.

Titled "What’s powering capital markets in the GCC and is the growth sustainable?", the event will draw on Zawya's extensive industry contacts to bring together a diverse panel of C-suite level participants from banks and top financial institutions.

The event is free to attend but you must be registered. You can secure your place by completing the form on this page: Zawya GCC Capital Markets Forum

IFR Asia & LSEG LPC ESG Bond & Loan Financing Roundtables will take place in Singapore on the afternoon of Tuesday June 24, 2025.

The event will convene two panels of expert industry leaders to discuss the latest trends, challenges, opportunities and outlook for ESG issuance across bonds and loans in Asia.

Topics to be discussed will include:

  • Are local currency markets seeing any differentiation in structures or investor demand?
  • Can Asia be a world leader in setting ESG finance standards or bringing new structures to market?
  • How are second-party opinion providers differentiating themselves? What do investors look for?
  • How does ESG inform investors’ decisions, even in unlabelled transactions? What kinds of ESG questions are investors asking corporate issuers?
  • How are standards of disclosure and transparency improving among Asian corporates?
  • Does an ESG label help issuers achieve a greenium or are there other benefits beyond pricing?
  • Are the time and costs to set up ESG frameworks and ESG labelling balanced out by tighter pricing for thematic bonds?How can carbon-intensive companies fund their transition journeys?
  • Are there any limitations to ESG finance? Are there assets or projects that have a positive impact, but which can’t be funded by current ESG instruments?
  • COP29 closed with a new finance goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate disasters and share in the benefits of the clean energy boom. To what extent would social loans and bonds from Asia Pacific help achieve that goal? 
  • What are the prospects for hydrogen lending in Asia Pacific? What can be done to overcome the financing challenges for the hydrogen sector in the region?

The event is free to attend. Secure your place by completing the form here: IFR Asia & LSEG LPC ESG Bond & Loan Financing Roundtables 2025