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Kommuninvest set to issue benchmark green bond
25 January 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest is gearing up to launch its inaugural green bond, a benchmark issue to help finance and refinance its green loan book.
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EF BRIEFS: Iberdrola, Munich Re, CoPower, Haringey Council Pension Fund, Swiss Re
25 January 2016MEAG, the asset management arm of Munich Re, has bought a 27MW solar farm in the UK from BayWa r.e.
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EF BRIEFS: Capstone, PRI, Juwi, KfW, Gothaer
22 January 2016Canadian renewables operator Capstone Infrastructure – formerly known as the Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund – will be acquired by a London-based fund in a $480 million deal.
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A risky business: making the most out of climate change
22 January 2016Zurich's Cecilia Reyes tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett why climate change is top of her agenda, and how the insurance giant is dealing with the risks and opportunities it presents.
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Chinese bank to issue RMB50bn in green bonds
21 January 2016A Chinese commercial bank has gained regulatory approval to issue up to RMB50 billion ($7.6 billion) of green bonds, according to a document filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Ireland set for first green bond
20 January 2016Irish renewables firm Gaelectric plans to issue the country's first green bond.
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Dutch bank eyes return to the green bond market
20 January 2016A Dutch public sector bank is gearing up to return to the green bond in the coming months, Environmental Finance has learnt.
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Bangladesh Bank 'working on green bond'
15 January 2016Bangladesh Bank is readying itself to issue a green bond – which could be the first ever from a central bank.
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London pushes to make itself home of green finance
15 January 2016The UK has stepped up efforts to cement itself as the global hub of climate finance, launching an initiative with the UN.
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Moody's announces green bond assessment criteria
14 January 2016Moody's is set to shake up the market for green bond 'second opinions', after it revealed plans for its own methodology to assess the environmental credentials of issuers.