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Italy expects 'gradual' growth in sovereign green bond issuance

Italy is expecting to increase its annual issuance of sovereign green bonds in future years, as the country continues to prioritise green investment amid the EU financing wind down, a senior public debt official said.

Latvenergo raises €300m through second EuGB issuance

Latvia's state-owned utility Latvenergo has raised €300 million ($344 million) through a seven-year European Green Bond (EuGB), to finance a major renewable energy expansion programme across the Baltic region.

S&P: Current transition label is a 'Version 1.0 transition tool'

The frameworks developed for transition-labelled debt are important 'Transition 1.0' tools, but S&P Global Ratings argues that 'Transition 2.0' tools need to focus on the rate of change and the pricing impact of this.

BNP Paribas: 'Big hopes' for sovereign SLBs

Although still a complex instrument for corporate issuers, BNP Paribas said there is "still big hope" for the growth of the sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market.

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Iberdrola issues €1.5bn EuGB

Green bond stalwart Iberdrola has raised €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) through an European Green Bond (EuGB), in a transaction that was more than three times oversubscribed.

AI build-out 'conundrum' poses 'real challenge' for sustainable bonds

The massive capital expenditure required for the build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to bond markets, posing a "conundrum" for sustainable investors ahead of clients increasing questions on the topic.

Intesa Sanpaolo returns to green bond market with €1.25bn issuance

Intesa Sanpaolo has raised €1.25 billion ($1.45 billion) through an eight-year senior non-preferred green bond, returning to market after a two-year absence.

Taxonomies 'naturally converging' amid 'structured chaos'

Although the landscape of competing sustainable finance taxonomies looks complicated, Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) argues that it disguises the growing convergence and interoperability between them.

'BoE climate bond buying shows promise for bigger programme'

A minor reduction in the cost of borrowing shows that the Bank of England (BoE)'s climate-themed bond purchases could be more effective if the central bank repeated it with bigger investments, according to CDP and the London School of Economics.