Evaluating the World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond: Lessons for Operationalising Blue Finance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Seychelles Blue Finance Context
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling Strategy
2.2. Ethical Considerations
2.3. Data Collection and Analysis
2.4. Limitations
3. Blue Financing in Seychelles
3.1. Debt Restructuring, the Swap and SeyCCAT
3.2. Blue Bond Structure and Setup
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Relationship of the Bond to Other Actors and Donors
4.2. The Role of the Blue Bond in Advancing Seychelles’ Blue Economy
4.3. Strengths and Weaknesses of Seychelles Blue Bond
5. Future Considerations for Blue Bonds
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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March, A.; Evans, T.; Laing, S.; Raguain, J. Evaluating the World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond: Lessons for Operationalising Blue Finance. Commodities 2024, 3, 151-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/commodities3020010
March A, Evans T, Laing S, Raguain J. Evaluating the World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond: Lessons for Operationalising Blue Finance. Commodities. 2024; 3(2):151-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/commodities3020010
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarch, Antaya, Tegan Evans, Stuart Laing, and Jeremy Raguain. 2024. "Evaluating the World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond: Lessons for Operationalising Blue Finance" Commodities 3, no. 2: 151-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/commodities3020010