ING moves to further restrict oil and gas financing

Stuart Stone
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Dutch banking giant to stop providing finance for new oil and gas field developers and could drop clients that fail to deliver credible net zero plans

European banking giant ING has today set out new measures to further restrict financing for oil and gas companies from 2026, signalling it could drop clients that fail to adequately address their carbon...

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