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• Land of the rising green bond

  19 April 2019

  After a year of stellar growth, what are the prospects of Japan's green bond market, asks Elena K. Johansson

• MS&AD plans to launch ¥10bn sustainability bond fund

  18 March 2019

  Japanese insurance group MS&AD plans to launch a sustainability or green-themed bond fund with a target size of ¥10 billion ($90 million) in 2019, Environmental Finance has learned.

• Green bond round-up: Indonesia; Stora Enso; FMO;Quebec; DTE Electric; BBVA; Los Angeles MTA; Iowa; Nobina

  20 February 2019

  The Republic of Indonesia has issued its second sovereign green sukuk. The $750 million deal pays a coupon of 3.9% and will mature in 2024.

• Green bonds round-up, 6 February

  06 February 2019

  Bank of America has raised $500 million from what it said is the first social bond by a US bank.

• Green bonds round-up, 16 January

  16 January 2019

  Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

• Green bond round-up, 2 January 2019

  02 January 2019

  Automobile giant Toyota is set to return to the green bond market this month.

• Green Bonds round-up, 12 December

  12 December 2018

  Swedish bank SEB has predicted that total green bond issuance could reach $240 billion in 2019, despite the market moving "sideways" this year.

• R&I plans to exclude coal and oil companies from its second opinion service

  11 October 2018

  A chief analyst at Rating and Investment Information (R&I) said the company plans to exclude coal and oil companies from its second opinion provider service for green bonds.