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FAB issues 'first' UAE dirham green sukuk

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised AED1.3 billion ($354 million) from a ground-breaking green sukuk, which was also the first labelled 'green' issuance denominated in United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirham.

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Time is ripe for Scope 3 sustainability-linked bond growth, says NatWest

The sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market has made "significant progress" on refining targets and being "level-headed" around failure, which NatWest thinks could trigger more Scope 3 emissions targets.

FTSE Russell to launch sustainability-linked bond index

FTSE Russell will launch a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) index series next week, which is believed to be only the second index covering the performance-based instrument to date.

NAB, UBS hired as Australian sovereign green bond structurers

193 Chinese green bonds relabelled as 'common ground taxonomy' aligned

China has published a list of 193 Chinese green bonds which it judged as aligned with the EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT), in an "innovative" move to attract international investment in the domestic sustainable bond market.

Gresham House snapped up in £470m private equity deal

£7.8 billion ($10 billion) UK specialist asset management firm Gresham House is set to be acquired for £470 million by US private equity firm Searchlight Capital.

US, emerging markets to spur sustainable bond growth

With regulatory and policy shifts in motion, US sustainable bonds are expected to rebound after underwhelming issuance in recent years, market experts predict.

Cinven secures 'first' green European leveraged buy-out bond