Problemi Ekonomiki (Jun 2021)
Global Trends and Initiatives in Forming the Green Bonds Market in the Context of COVID-19
Abstract
The article is aimed at studying the current global trends and national initiatives in forming a green bonds market in Ukraine through attracting investment to implement environmentally important projects in the area of energy conservation. The essence and key features of “green” bonds as an effective financial instrument for the implementation of environmentally friendly projects in economy are revealed. Analytical review of the green bond market development in the international space and European countries has helped to identify global investment trends and a number of essential features of “green bonds” as a lucrative investment asset in the long run, which brings positive socio-economic and environmental effects. The legal base and regulatory aspect of the formation of the green bonds market in the national economy is compared with those of the developed countries. The main provisions of forming the state policy on the green bond market in Ukraine are analyzed, taking into account the expected results of attracting finance in the sphere of energy efficiency. The risks and promising areas of implementing the Concept of introduction and development of the green bonds market in Ukraine is identified on the basis of changing trends in the investment sphere of the global financial market. It is substantiated that the potential of market development in Ukraine creates the basis for attracting investment capital in various areas of energy efficiency and helps our country to join global trends of greening the national economy in the context of the pandemic. It is proved that the green bond market can compete with investments in virtual assets and will have a long-term economic effect in the process of modernizing the national economy in the period of global climate change and COVID-19.
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