Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. raised a record $40 billion for Asia-Pacific clients to finance sustainability projects this year, a six-fold increase from 2020 as the US lender strives to meet its global targets and help firms lower emissions. Issuers in the region are taking advantage of cheaper financing by issuing green bonds, tapping increased demand for these products as environmental, social …

Bloomberg Credit Agricole SA’s third-quarter profit jumped 44%, beating analysts’ estimates as provisions for bad loans declined. Net income at the Paris-based bank increased to 1.4 billion euros ($1.62 billion), according to a statement on Wednesday, exceeding the most optimistic estimate among analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Provisions dropped 56% to 266 million euros, compared with 460.5 million euros expected in …

Bloomberg Singapore’s central bank is starting a project on the technological aspects of building a digital form of its currency to prepare for the days if the city-state decides to have one, its chief said. While acknowledging potential benefits of having its own digital currency for the local public, such arguments are not compelling enough, Managing Director Ravi Menon of …