Mandira Bagwandeen

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Dr. Mandira Bagwandeen is a Senior Researcher at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Her primary research interests are China-Africa relations, Africa’s regional integration and industrialisation, digital governance, the geopolitics and geoeconomics of natural commodities, and South-South cooperation.

Mandira Bagwandeen

Apr 27 2023

Leveraging green panda bonds for Africa’s energy transition

Illuminem Voices

Sustainable Finance · illuminemX

A panda bond is a renminbi-denominated bond issued in mainland China by a foreign entity, slowly gaining the attention of foreign borrowers seeking to diversify their financing sources and access low-cost capital.