IFC’s Green Bond Technical Assistance Programme
Nicholas Pfaff, Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA speaks to Jean Marie-Masse, Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC) about their Green Bond Technical Assistance Programme (GP-TAP) which helps the development of the green bond market in emerging countries. The GBP-TAP, spanning a period of seven years, is financed by the governments of Switzerland, Sweden and Luxembourg and focuses on six areas, namely training, communication, creating a database to increase supply of data on green and other ESG issuance, sponsoring research and case studies, advising governments on policies to encourage green bond issuance and lastly, assisting banks who wish to issue green bonds.