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Calvert launches 'first' non-traditional ESG bond fund
01 October 2014Calvert has launched what it claims is the first 'unconstrained' bond fund to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors.
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SunEdison secures $50m project financing for solar plant in Jordan
01 October 2014US solar energy giant SunEdison has signed a $50 million project financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a solar energy plant in Jordan.
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Egyptian bank pays $208m for 49% of French wind energy firm
01 October 2014EFG Hermes, a Cairo-based investment bank with $3.6 billion in assets under management, has bought a 49% stake in EDPR France, a major wind farm developer, for $208 million.
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Barclays and MSCI's green bond criteria to exclude some issues labelled 'green'
30 September 2014Barclays and MSCI said their green bond index will exclude some issues that are labelled 'green', including those that fund hydro projects bigger than 25MW, or energy efficiency improvements within corporate operations.
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BNG bank to roadshow sustainability bond with best-in-class structure
30 September 2014Dutch bank BNG is roadshowing its inaugural Sustainable Municipalities Bond.
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Impax secures €106m project finance for Finnish wind project
30 September 2014Impax Asset Management has agreed a €106 million ($133 million) project financing deal with Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank for a 51MW wind farm in Finland.
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World Bank sees strong demand for structured green bonds
30 September 2014The World Bank has trebled the size of its latest structured bond in response to strong demand from retail investors.
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Trina share price falls as it offers $100m of convertibles
30 September 2014Chinese solar giant Trina is to issue a second round of convertible notes, alongside a batch of American depositary shares (ADSs), prompting a fall in its share price yesterday.
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Norway's BKK launches NOK1.1bn hydro power bond
29 September 2014Norwegian power company Bergenshalvoens Kommunale Kraftselskap (BKK) has issued the country's first corporate green bond.
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New York City set to be 'first US city' to launch green bond programme
29 September 2014New York City expects launch a green bond programme, following in the footsteps of Ontario and Gothenburg.