Ahren Lester

IDB Invest launches 'innovative' Liberty Costa Rica SLB deal

Telecommunications firm Liberty Costa Rica has raised $400 million from its maiden sustainability-linked bond (SLB) which will be used to support a $450 million financing deal with IDB Invest

Loan round-up: ADNOC, Z Holdings, Suzano ... and more

Issuer profile: Greenyard

The fruit and vegetable supplier defends its 'sleeping SLL', arguing that setting KPIs post-issuance helped 'prevent a rush to unambitious targets'. Ahren Lester reports

Bond round-up: OPEC Fund, India, Nordic Investment Bank ... and more

France plans €11bn green bond issuance in 2023

France is preparing to raise €11 billion ($12 billion) from sovereign green bonds in 2023, representing a €1 billion boost to the 2022 total from the major issuer

'Greenhushing' in 2023 could be 'as harmful as greenwashing'

'Greenhushing' will become a growing problem in 2023, Apex has warned, after rising pressure from investors and regulators on 'greenwashing' in 2022

JBS hits back at complaint to SEC about sustainability-linked bond

Brazilian meat processor JBS has hit back at a complaint filed to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling on the regulator to investigate its "misleading" sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuances.

EU green bond standard mired in broader market discussions

Attempts to finalise a standard have been bogged down in talks about whether the labelled bond market also needs minimum requirements - but there is hope of resolution. Ahren Lester reports

Indian insurers 'encouraged' to invest in sovereign green bond

Loan round-up: RealStep, Angola, social loan spotlight, Mexican CFE ... and more