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Turk Telecom readies $500m sustainability bond debut
09 May 2024Turk Telecom is preparing to raise up to $500 million from its inaugural sustainability bond, which would make it the first Turkish telecommunications firm to enter the sustainable bond market.
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Bond round-up: Germany, Volvo, Banobras... and more
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'Significant' sustainable sukuk growth potential as 2024 starts strongly
08 May 2024Sustainable sukuk issuance in the first three months of 2024 reached record levels after a ground-breaking 2023 for issuance, and market experts argue greater market confidence is set to support the further growth potential for the sustainable Islamic bond market.
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Fidelity launches social and sustainable bond funds
07 May 2024Fidelity International has launched two sustainable bond funds, including one focused on social bonds.
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Kenya planning $500m sovereign SLB in 2024
07 May 2024Kenya is planning to raise $500 million from a ground-breaking sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in late 2024.
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Sustainability-linked loan decline accelerates in 2024
07 May 2024Borrowing through sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) has continued to fall sharply in the first four months of 2024, accelerating the decline for the performance-based instrument experienced in 2023
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Moody's maintains 2024 sustainable bond forecast despite strong start
03 May 2024Moody's has retained its $950 billion sustainable bond issuance forecast for 2024 despite a strong start to the year amid expectations that challenging fixed income conditions will continue to be headwind for the market to reach a new record.
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US considers 'exploring' sovereign green bonds amid demand perk
02 May 2024Leading financial market advisers to the US Treasury have suggested US sovereign green bonds should be explored further amid the potential to attract new investors and potential pricing perks.
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Bond round-up: Unédic, TDC Net, Bank of Cyprus ... and more
01 May 2024
- Will AI be transformative for ESG data? Part two
- Sustainability-linked loan decline accelerates in 2024
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- Korea publishes ISSB-based draft disclosure standards
- Much-criticised Green Asset Ratio 'not a complete failure', asset manager says
- AI can help combat ESG backlash, says deVere's Green
- Hong Kong publishes 'reframed' sustainable finance taxonomy
- Moody's maintains 2024 sustainable bond forecast despite strong start
- Danish regulator orders investment managers to address sustainability 'deficiencies'
- People Moves, 3 May: ING, JP Morgan Asset Management, Aviva, Impax, NEST ... and more
Quarterly sustainable bond issuance by label ($Value)
Provisional data for Q1 2024 shows a general uptick in issuance of all labels from the previous quarter except for sustainability linked bonds which have had their weakest quarter since Q1 2021 and have been on a downward trend since their peak in Q4 2021. Conversely transition bonds have had a record-breaking quarter due to Japan’s pioneering sovereign transition bonds.
Green bonds remain by far the largest label while sustainability and social bonds have kept at similar levels in Q1 2024, with sustainability bonds slightly outperforming social bonds for the first time since Q1 2023. Overall Q1 2024 has been one of the strongest quarters on record.
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