Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • Nigeria sets launch date for green bond

    26 October 2016

    Nigeria has launched its green bond plans "in earnest", with its issue expected to come market in the first quarter of 2017, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Deutsche Bank African renewables fund backed in $745m GCF funding round

    21 October 2016

    An African renewable energy fund managed by German lender Deutsche Bank has secured an $80 million anchor investment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

  • Brookfield and Appaloosa mull TerraForm swoop

    20 October 2016

    Brookfield Asset Management and Appaloosa Management have reiterated their interest in buying yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP), controlled by stricken renewables giant SunEdison.

  • KBN prices third green bond

    20 October 2016

    Norwegian public sector lender Kommunalbanken Norge (KBN) has priced a $500 million green bond, in its third foray into the market.

  • Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond

    19 October 2016

    Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).

  • IFC launches forestry bond that can pay its coupon using REDD+ credits

    17 October 2016

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a "first-of-its-kind" forestry bond that allows investors to be paid using carbon credits.

  • Modern Land issues mainland China's first green bond from a property firm

    17 October 2016

    Modern Land has issued mainland China's first green bond from a real estate firm, raising $350 million.

  • French Banking Federation calls for lower capital requirements for green loans

    14 October 2016

    The French Banking Federation (FBF) has called on European prudential regulators to reduce the capital requirements for green loans.

  • Free tool launched for measuring a fund's carbon footprint

    13 October 2016

    A free online tool that measures the carbon intensity of investment funds, has been launched by US-based NGO As You Sow.

  • Italy joins list of countries planning sovereign green bonds

    12 October 2016

    Italy has joined the plethora of countries lining up to issue sovereign green bonds.