Schemes and Initiatives
Published Date: 21 June 2019

Fixed Income Initiatives

1. Global-Asia Bond Grant

First-time bond issuers with an Asian nexus can tap on this grant to cover eligible issuance-related costs when issuing bonds from Singapore. The grant offsets up to S$200,000 for unrated issuances and S$400,000 for rated issuances. The grant is valid till 31 December 2029.

2. Sustainable Bond Grant

Sustainable bond issuers can tap on this grant to cover the cost of obtaining an external review for pre-issuance, post-issuance and alignment with internationally-recognised taxonomies, including the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy. The grant offsets up to S$125,000 for eligible green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds. The grant is valid till 31 December 2028.

3. Global-Asia Digital Bond Grant

Digital bond issuers can tap on this grant to cover eligible issuance-related costs when issuing digital bonds from Singapore. The grant offsets up to S$250,000 for issuances with a size of at least S$100 million, and up to S$450,000 for issuances with a size of at least S$200 million. The grant is valid till 31 December 2029.

Read more about the available schemes