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Landmark A2A green bond 'bodes well' for EU GBS issuance
24 January 2025Italian utility firm A2A has raised €500 million ($520 million) from the first green bond issued under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS),...
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Use the bond markets to 'industrialise' blended finance, says BNP Paribas
23 January 2025The trillions of dollars circulating in the bond markets could be targeted to help scale sustainable finance flows to emerging markets, BNP Paribas has argued.
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ABN Amro: EU GBS 'costs to outweigh benefits' - for now
22 January 2025Uptake of the EU green bond (EuGB) label under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) is likely to be "very limited" as the "additional costs will outweigh the benefits," according to Dutch lender ABN Amro.
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Sustainable debt round-up: IBRD, Swedavia, GuocoLand and more
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'Transition loan label needs stricter covenants to add value'
21 January 2025A potential transition loan label needs to be "more constraining for borrowers" around sustainable delivery and performance to really add value to the existing labelled loan market, according to a major private debt investment manager.
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Fish farmer SalMar readies second green bond
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Financials lull expected to end euro sustainable bond 'comeback'
21 January 2025A decline in issuance by financials during 2025 is expected to result in contraction of the euro-denominated sustainable bond market, ending a "comeback" year in 2024 when it returned to growth.
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'Practical' Rwanda sustainable bond approach amid taxonomy roll-out
20 January 2025The Rwanda Capital Market Authority (CMA) is taking an "impactful" but "practical" approach to developing its sustainable bond guidelines, as the East African country continues to develop its green finance taxonomy.
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'Milestone' year ahead for floundering sustainability-linked bonds
20 January 2025The next 18 months will be a critical period for the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market with a flurry of target observation dates, after the performance-based instrument recorded another dramatic fall in annual issuance in 2024.
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Carrefour SLB six-times oversubscribed
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IFC raises $2bn from largest social bond
16 January 2025The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its largest ever social bond, with the $2 billion deal also attracting the largest ever orderbook for the instrument from the development finance institution.
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China plans debut sovereign green bond in 2025
16 January 2025China is planning to issue its inaugural sovereign green bond in 2025 which would leave only a handful of G20 countries yet to issue a sustainable bond.
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NIB 'very keen' on SLLBs as work continues on debut deal
16 January 2025Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is still working towards entering the nascent sustainability-linked loan bond (SLLB) market, as the long-standing sustainable finance focuses attention...
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Sustainable debt round-up: Bpifrance, Hungary, Telefonica ... and more
15 January 2025
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