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  • Indonesia becomes first Asian sovereign green bond issuer

    23 February 2018

    Indonesia has become the first Asian country to issue a sovereign green bond, in an issue that was upscaled to $1.25 billion and saw dramatic price tightening.

  • European green bond fund AUM nears €3bn

    12 February 2018

    The value of European-domiciled green bond funds grew to €2.8 billion ($3.4 billion) at the end of 2017, having almost doubled in the past two years.

  • Green bond round-up, 07 February 2018

    07 February 2018

    Belgium is expected to commence a series of meetings with investors tomorrow as it officially revealed its intention to issue a green bond "in the near future".

  • Oligopolistic rating agencies must be forced to consider ESG, says HLEG

    31 January 2018

    The European Union should crack down on 'oligopolistic' credit rating agencies by forcing them to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their analysis, according to the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG).

  • Green bond round-up – 24 January 2018

    24 January 2018

    Singapore-based Sindicatum Renewable Energy has issued a two-tranche INR2.5 billion ($40 million) bond to fund clean energy projects in India.

  • Green bond round-up, 6 September 2017

    06 September 2017

    Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC) has issued its fourth green bond – its first denominated in its home currency.

  • Nafin's inaugural social bond sees unprecedented demand

    08 August 2017

    Mexico's development bank Nacional Financiera (Nafin) doubled the size of its inaugural social bond after being swamped with unprecedented levels of demand.

  • 2018 could be 'pivotal year' for green bond funds, says Fitch

    01 August 2017

    Next year could mark a turning point in the evolution of green bond funds, according to Fitch Ratings.

  • Azure Power issues $500m green bond

    31 July 2017

    Indian solar energy company Azure has issued a twice-oversubscribed green bond, shrugging off a turbulent Asian bonds market that has caused three other issues to be cancelled.

  • Green bond round-up, 28 June 2017

    28 June 2017

    New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to issue its fourth green bond this year, hoping to raise $500 million, which will make it the largest municipal issuer in the world.