SINGA issues will deepen liquidity in local bond market

They will widen institutional investor base, develop industry expertise, and help the market mature

Published Wed, Feb 17, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Infrastructure

Singapore

THE sum of S$90 billion in Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act (SINGA) bonds - including green infrastructure bonds - though a drop in the ocean of the global bond market, will go a long way to deepen Singapore's bond market and institutional investor base, as well as develop much-needed expertise among banks and ratings agencies.

This will help Singapore to cement its status as a green and infrastructure financing hub, market watchers say.

Edmund Leong, head of group investment banking at United Overseas Bank, said the leadership shown by the government will serve as a strong standard for green bond issuances by the private sector as more corporates …