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Emirates becomes first Middle Eastern bank to issue SLLB

Emirates NBD has issued a Sustainability Linked Loan Bond (SLLB) - believed to be only the fifth issuer to adopt the innovative instrument.

SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) which use the financial penalties for missing targets to make donations or purchase carbon credits should be looked at more closely by the market,...

Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal

The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'

The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports

Sustainable debt round-up: National Bank of Greece, California Community Choice, CTP ... and more

Clarion Partners Europe agrees €240m NAV line with Natwest

Artesian: Two-way coupons could 'reignite' SLB market

Opening the door to SLB issuers being rewarded for outperforming ambitious targets could boost issuance, Artesian's David Gallagher tells Ahren Lester.

COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund

The EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) is preparing to raise €3 billion ($3.2 billion) for a fund which will serve as an "anchor investor" in emerging market (EM) green bonds, the European Investment Bank (EIB) told a side event at the UN COP29 climate summit.

Sustainable debt round-up: New Development Bank, Neinor Homes, Huhtamäki ... and more

Commercial Bank of Ceylon plans LKR5bn green bond debut

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) is planning to raise up to LKR5 billion ($17 million) from its inaugural green bond, believed to be only the second sustainable bond issuance in the country.