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'Another $1trn sustainable bond market in 2025'

Sustainable bond issuance is forecast to cross $1 trillion for the third consecutive year in 2025, with green bonds once again expected to excel.

Microfinance firm Banco W signs COP200bn Amazon social bond

Landmark A2A green bond 'bodes well' for EU GBS issuance

Italian utility firm A2A has raised €500 million ($520 million) from the first green bond issued under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS),...

Use the bond markets to 'industrialise' blended finance, says BNP Paribas

The trillions of dollars circulating in the bond markets could be targeted to help scale sustainable finance flows to emerging markets, BNP Paribas has argued.

ABN Amro: EU GBS 'costs to outweigh benefits' - for now

Uptake 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.

Sustainable debt round-up: IBRD, Swedavia, GuocoLand and more

'Transition loan label needs stricter covenants to add value'

A 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.

Fish farmer SalMar readies second green bond

Financials lull expected to end euro sustainable bond 'comeback'

A 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.

'Practical' Rwanda sustainable bond approach amid taxonomy roll-out

The 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.