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France to update green bond framework for first time in 2025
20 December 2024France is planning to update its sovereign green bond framework in the first half of 2025, which would represent the first framework update from the long-standing sovereign issuer since it launched its programme in 2017.
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Germany to raise €15bn from green bonds in 2025
19 December 2024Germany is planning to raise up to €15 billion ($15.7 billion) from green bonds in 2025, which would represent the first reduction in annual issuance from the sovereign since it launched its innovative programme in 2020.
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2025 growth expected for 'hard to miss' sustainable sukuk market
19 December 2024The sustainable sukuk market is forecast to continue to build on recent growth in 2025 as it becomes increasingly "hard to miss" for issuers and international investors, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Sustainable debt round-up: India, Centara, ESR ... and more
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ING: EU GBS compliance 'must become easier'
18 December 2024The process for securing full compliance with the EU Taxonomy must "become easier" for the full amount of EU Green Bond (EuGB) issuance under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), according to Dutch lender ING.
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Debt-for-nature swaps a 'proven tool' - but not a panacea, says TNC
17 December 2024After a record-breaking 2024 for debt-for-nature swaps, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said it is seeing "greater interest than ever" and expects more in 2025 and beyond - but emphasises that, despite the success, the structure is not a 'silver bullet'.
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Ecuador secures 'incredible' $1bn debt-for-nature swap deal
17 December 2024Ecuador has signed a $1 billion debt-for-nature swap transaction which will secure more than $400 million in conservation funding for the Amazon, in a deal which The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said was full of "incredible firsts" for the burgeoning conservation-focused debt conversion market.
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EU Green Bonds 'almost effortless' for key issuers
16 December 2024Several major green bond issuers could find it "almost effortless" to start issuing EU Green Bonds (EuGB) when the landmark regulation comes into effect next week, according to a thinktank.
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EU GBS bonds given green light under ESMA fund name rules
13 December 2024
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Transition vs sustainability-linked bond issuance
With 2024 coming to a close one of the big stories this year has been the collapse of the sustainability-linked bond label while simultaneously there has been a rise in the transition label thanks to Japan's pioneering sovereign transition bonds. Looking at the trajectory of both labels we can see how after a peak in sustainability- linked bond issuance in 2021 the label has been trending downward with an accelerated drop-off in 2024. Conversely Transition bonds have stayed flat relatively throughout this period, only really picking up in 2024, to the point that both labels have nearly reached a crossover point this year.
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