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Green Guarantee Company launches to unlock debt for emerging markets
05 February 2024The Green Guarantee Company has been launched with the aim of mobilising $5 billion towards issuers and borrowers in emerging markets.
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ESG controversy scores are impacting bond pricing
05 February 2024Climate risk is still not efficiently being priced in bond markets, but the impact of exclusions and controversy scores give a glimpse to the future. Ahren Lester reports
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Moroccan central bank targets 10% sustainable bond investment
05 February 2024 -
Blue bonds look set to grow in interest, predicts Sustainable Fitch
02 February 2024Amid a rise in labelled bonds with water management characteristics and growing focus on water risk, Sustainable Fitch has predicted that blue bonds will see growth in 2024.
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Ontario adds nuclear, social projects to sustainable bond programme
02 February 2024Ontario is preparing to finance nuclear power and social projects through sustainable bonds, after the long-standing green bond issuer updated and expanded its decade-old framework.
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Record 2023 green issuance leads sustainable bond rebound
02 February 2024Record-breaking green bond issuance led annual sustainable bond issuance back to growth in 2023 and just short of crossing the $1 trillion milestone once again.
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Fortum publishes 'nuclear' green finance framework
01 February 2024Finnish power firm Fortum has published a green finance framework which includes nuclear power projects in its eligible categories, joining a small number of European issuers incorporating the contested 'green' technology in their plans.
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AfDB: 'Record' orderbook for landmark 'sustainable hybrid' bond
31 January 2024The African Development Bank (AfDB) said its ground-breaking debut 'sustainable hybrid' capital bond attracted a "record" orderbook for the multi-lateral development bank (MDB), with the $750 million deal more than eight-times oversubscribed.
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Bond round-up: Queensland, BADEA, IBRD, ... and more
31 January 2024 -
Jamaica Stock Exchange to have sustainable bond framework by June
31 January 2024