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NIB raises €750m from record green bond

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has raised €750 million ($830 million) from its largest ever green bond in the first deal since it updated its framework.

NIB closes in on record green bond issuance as framework update looms

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is on track for record green bond issuance in 2024 following the latest deal from the long-standing issuer, with its updated framework also expected in the "coming weeks".

Wave of change: The state of play on blue bonds

They are currently a niche within the sustainable bond market, but could blue bonds play a key role in turning the tide on water-themed investments, asks Genevieve Redgrave

Jury still out on transition bond label

Banks disagree on how helpful 'transition' labels for bonds are, an Environmental Finance event heard.

NIB aims for record 2024 green bond issuance after stellar start

2024 could prove a landmark year for the long-standing green bond issuer amid updates to its framework and record issuance volumes on the cards, Jens Hellerup tells Ahren Lester

Northvolt signs 'largest' European gigafactory green loan

Northvolt has secured a $5 billion green loan to expand capacity at its "circular" battery manufacturing site in Sweden. It is believed to be the largest green loan for a 'gigafactory' in Europe to date.

NIB raises NOK2.5bn from debut green bond of 2024

A transition taxonomy: ready or not?

Could extending the EU's taxonomy to unsustainable and intermediate activities prove trickier than work on 'green', Michael Hurley asks

45% of NIB environmental bond activities EU Taxonomy-aligned

45% of the activities funded by Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)'s environmental bonds (NEBs) fully align with the EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities, analysis has suggested.

NIB: Ukraine invasion could create medium-term green growth

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could trigger medium-term growth in the renewables market, as countries seek to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels imported from Russia, an executive at the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) said.