Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • Hong Kong raises $5.75bn from 'largest' Asian sustainable bond issue

    11 January 2023

    Hong Kong has raised $5.75 billion from a multi-tranche green bond, believed to be the largest sustainable bond issued in Asia to date.

  • Israel raises $2bn from oversubscribed debut sovereign green bond

    11 January 2023

    Israel has raised $2 billion from its debut sovereign green bond, with the deal six-times oversubscribed.

  • Air France-KLM raises €1bn from landmark sustainability-linked bond

    10 January 2023

    Air France-KLM has raised €1 billion ($1.1 billion) from its debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), believed to be the first Euro-denominated bond of this type in the public market from an airline.

  • Moody's: ESG-driven credit risk will accelerate in 2023

    09 January 2023

    Moody's Investors Service said credit risk related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is set to grow in 2023, including because of rising scrutiny of company decarbonisation plans.

  • India outlines INR160bn sovereign green bond debut

    09 January 2023

    India is planning to raise INR160 billion ($1.9 billion) from two debut sovereign green bonds this month, a move which a senior central bank official described as "no small step" in supporting green finance in the country.

  • Annual sustainable bond issuance falls for first time since 2011

    06 January 2023

    Total sustainable bond issuance fell by a fifth in 2022 amid challenging fixed income markets, but green bond issuance continued to recover market share from its younger labels.

  • Loan round-up: Mitsui OSK, sustainability-linked facilities spotlight, Clean Energy Fuels ... and more

    05 January 2023

  • World Bank, Banco do Brasil launch $500m sustainability-linked loan project

    05 January 2023

    The World Bank has agreed a $500 million package to support lending through sustainability-linked finance to Brazilian firms via Banco do Brasil,...

  • World Bank launches 'biodiversity awareness' focused sustainability bond

    05 January 2023

  • CBI outlines ASEAN transition plan recommendations

    04 January 2023

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has recommended companies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market should prominently publish clear transitions plans, also encouraging use of its 'five hallmarks' of a good transition plan.