The ministry of finance partnered with UNDP on the issuance of the first SDG Bond in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan becomes one of the first in the region to issue an SDG Sovereign Bond
06 NOVEMBER, 2021
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The Ministry of Finance partnered with UNDP on the issuance of the first SDG Bond in Uzbekistan to ensure the bonds’ alignment with national SDGs targets and indicators. The new bonds started trading on the London Stock Exchange on 12 July 2021.
The bonds will facilitate the transfer of resources from private funds to finance public SDG-oriented programmes in seven areas: education, water management, health, green transportation, pollution control, management of natural resources, and green energy.
