Date: For Parliament Sitting on 4 March 2026

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms He Ting Ru, Sengkang GRC

Question

Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) what was annual total value and number of green and sustainability linked loans originated by financial institutions in Singapore over the past five years; (b) what proportion of these loans represent lending to new corporate and SME in each year; and (c) whether the Ministry can provide a breakdown by size of borrower.

Answer by Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, and Chairman of MAS:

1.           A total of 261 green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked loans (GSSSL), worth SGD 137.3 billion, were taken up by Singapore companies between 2020 and 2024As reported in MAS’ Annual Sustainability Report 2024/2025, the data was extracted from Environmental Finance Database, based on country of borrower headquarters.. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) does not have a breakdown based on the size of borrower, including SMEs.

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