Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • KfW more than doubles 2016 total with $1.5bn green bond

    23 November 2016

    German development bank KfW has more than doubled its 2016 green bond issuance total with a $1.5 billion issue.

  • First-of-its-kind 'climate-smart' food security fund launched

    22 November 2016

    Environmental investment advisor Clarmondial, corporate financial advisor Duff & Phelps and Swiss fund management services provider Pictet Asset Services have partnered to launch a first-of-its-kind 'climate-smart' food security fund.

  • COP22 gathers momentum on halting global warming, despite Trump

    21 November 2016

    World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) have agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali

  • S&P green bond evaluation tool to launch 'early next year'

    18 November 2016

    S&P Global Ratings, formerly known as Standard & Poor's, will launch its green bond evaluation tool early next year, after beefing up its methodology for adaptation technologies, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Morocco's sovereign wealth fund and World Bank launch Green Africa Fund

    17 November 2016

    Ithmar Capital, Morocco's sovereign wealth fund, and the World Bank have signed an agreement to launch what they claim is the first pan-African green investment fund.

  • EIB and Luxembourg launch climate finance platform to crowd in private sector

    16 November 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Luxembourg have partnered to launch a "climate finance platform", designed to help attract private finance to climate-related projects.

  • BNP Paribas IP provides carbon footprint of nearly 100 of its funds

    14 November 2016

    BNP Paribas Investment Partners (IP) has increased the number of funds it measures the carbon footprint of to nearly 100.

  • GFI's six proposals to make UK an international green financial hub

    14 November 2016

    The City of London's Green Finance Initiative (GFI) has launched a report outlining six key priority areas, to help maintain the UK's role as "the go-to place to connect capital with green" amid growing competition from other financial centres.

  • BAML becomes first bank to launch third green bond

    11 November 2016

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has launched its third and biggest green bond to date, raising $1 billion.

  • Climate Bonds Initiative forecasts over $80bn green bonds in 2016

    11 November 2016

    Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has revised its forecast for green bond issuances in 2016 to $80 billion and "maybe higher".