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CA Personal Finance & Mobility finalizes the planned acquisition of 50% of the equity interests of GAC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd. (GAC Leasing), which becomes Guangzhou GAC-Sofinco Finance Leasing Co Ltd (GAC-Sofinco Leasing), the leasing company of one of the largest Chinese manufacturers Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group), via a reserved capital increase. With this new joint venture, CA Personal Finance & Mobility will offer financial and operational leasing solutions on the Chinese market in 2025 and will thus promote the deployment of electric vehicles in China. This transaction consolidates a partnership existing since 2009 between CA Personal Finance & Mobility and GAC Group with the creation of GAC-Sofinco AFC, a 50-50 joint venture. The latter operates throughout China and offers automotive financing and services to the GAC-Honda, GAC-Toyota, AION, HYPTEC and GAC Motor networks, serving more than 3,000 dealers.

As the integration of environmental and social challenges continues, the volume of sustainable bond issuance is expected to reach c.EUR 900bn-eq in 2025, resulting in a c.10% growth vs 2024, according to Crédit Agricole CIB ESG Fixed Income Research team. Given the current macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape, the momentum for ESG investments in 2025 may not be as strong as required for the transition to a low-carbon economy to stay within the 1.5°C scenario. However, over the longer term, ESG investments and sustainable finance will continue to have a disruptive impact on capital markets.