Sustainable development finance market goes up by 27% in 2025
8 December 2025
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The growth was driven mainly by Bank of Russia measures. The regulator extended its risk-based incentives to priority sustainable development projects.
The said incentives apply to loans and bonds. Banks can now save capital when financing priority sustainable development projects: depending on the project quality, the risk weight will be decreased by 10–15%.
Since early 2025, companies have raised ₽119 billion through corporate bonds issues. These proceeds have been channelled into infrastructure construction and transportation development. Several more registered issues worth up to ₽40 billion are expected to be launched by the end of 2025. As a result, the amount of sustainability bonds in circulation may reach ₽255 billion by early 2026.
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