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Sustainable bond market hits $5trn of issuance
20 May 2024Cumulative issuance of sustainable bonds has now crossed the $5 trillion mark, boosted by strong support from sovereign issuers.
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Transition plan credibility test should be core to green bond investments, says PGIM
20 May 2024Investors should only buy green bonds from issuers with credible transition plans, according to a major asset manager.
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IFC, BII and Proparco back Senegal telecoms expansion with €87m SLL
17 May 2024 -
Nordea launches two sustainable bond funds
17 May 2024Nordea Asset Management (Nordea AM) has launched two dedicated euro-denominated sustainable bond funds, a month after it closed its social bond fund.
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Maynilad readies first Philippines 'blue bond'
17 May 2024Water and waste firm Maynilad Water Services is preparing to raise up to PHP15 billion ($261 million) from its debut 'blue bond' in late May, which will be the first instrument of its type from a Philippine issuer.
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Loan round-up: EDF, Bandwidth IG, Snam ... and more
16 May 2024 -
'Positive' response to TVO's €600m 'nuclear' green bond
16 May 2024Finnish nuclear power firm Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has raised €600 million ($650 million) from its debut green bond, with the transaction more than three-times oversubscribed.
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Robeco: 'Greater clarity' on transition finance sought by Asian bond fund tilt
16 May 2024Robeco hopes that integrating a "transition bucket" into its Asian sustainable bond fund will help develop clearer definitions for transition finance in the market, as it also looks to launch further transition-focused funds.
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Bond round-up: Aldar Properties, UK, Italy ... and more
15 May 2024 -
Difference between sustainable bonds, sukuk are 'quite minimal'
15 May 2024The overall differences between sustainable sukuk and bond instruments are "quite minimal," according to experts - but recently published guidance remains a work-in-progress for building confidence in the market for issuers and investors.
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Record orderbook as Italy raises €9bn from new green bond
14 May 2024Italy has returned to the green bond market with a new green bond, with the €9 billion ($9.7 billion) deal securing the biggest orderbook for a green bond from the sovereign to date.
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BNP Paribas to halt participation in oil and gas conventional bond issuance
14 May 2024French bank BNP Paribas has signalled that it will refrain from participating in conventional bond issues for companies in the oil and gas sector at its annual general meeting.
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Klaveness Combination raises NOK300m from SLB tap
14 May 2024
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