Ahren Lester

Moroccan central bank targets 10% sustainable bond investment

Ontario adds nuclear, social projects to sustainable bond programme

Ontario is preparing to finance nuclear power and social projects through sustainable bonds, after the long-standing green bond issuer updated and expanded its decade-old framework.

Record 2023 green issuance leads sustainable bond rebound

Record-breaking green bond issuance led annual sustainable bond issuance back to growth in 2023 and just short of crossing the $1 trillion milestone once again.

Fortum publishes 'nuclear' green finance framework

Finnish power firm Fortum has published a green finance framework which includes nuclear power projects in its eligible categories, joining a small number of European issuers incorporating the contested 'green' technology in their plans.

'Big divergence' between implied temperature rise metric providers, ABN Amro says

There is significant inconsistency in the outputs of implied temperature rise (ITR) metrics from major providers, according to ABN Amro - meaning investors should take these scores with a "pinch of salt," and regulators should step in.

AfDB: 'Record' orderbook for landmark 'sustainable hybrid' bond

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said its ground-breaking debut 'sustainable hybrid' capital bond attracted a "record" orderbook for the multi-lateral development bank (MDB), with the $750 million deal more than eight-times oversubscribed.

Jamaica Stock Exchange to have sustainable bond framework by June

Direct lending - the next frontier for SLLs?

There could be more bilateral sustainability-linked loans, but Alcentra tells Ahren Lester that uncertainty over the structure and market fragmentation remain headwinds

BADEA issues social bond for debut bond deal

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) issued a social bond, as it marked the "significant milestone" of its first ever bond issuance.

UK to raise £2.5bn from first 2024 green bond deal

The UK will raise £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) from a tap of its 2053 sovereign green bond in an auction to take place next week, marking the start of its 2024 sustainable bond issuance after a record-breaking 2023.