IWD Deal Analysis: How IIX’s WLB6 Orange bond helps women’s livelihoods in Asia

In a growing regional trend, December 2023 saw the sixth issuance of Impact Investment Exchange IIX’s Women’s Livelihood Bond WLB Series, the $100 million Women’s Livelihood Bond 6 WLB6.

Altogether IIX, since 2017, has raised $228 million to support women’s economic empowerment in Asia, with the overall trend in deal size on an upward trend. FinanceAsia discussed the investors, the rationale and the processes involved in order to celebrate International Women's Day IWD 2024 on Friday, March 8 and the drive towards diversity, equity and inclusion DEI across the region. 

The closing of WLB6 marked the world’s largest sustainable debt...