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  • Kexim set to issue second green bond

    02 February 2016

    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) is set to issue its second dollar denominated green bond, which is expected to be priced later today.

  • Industrial Bank's green bond helps Chinese issuers dominate market in 2016

    02 February 2016

    Industrial Bank has issued its inaugural RMB10bn ($1.5 billion) green bond, meaning that so far in 2016 the value of Chinese issues has more than doubled those from the rest of the world combined.

  • Moody's says green bond issuance could exceed $50bn this year

    01 February 2016

    The need for more low-carbon financing, highlighted by the UN's COP21 climate change meeting in December, could boost the issuance of green bonds this year to more than $50 billion, said Moody's Investors Service.

  • Green Bond comment - January

    27 January 2016

    The green bond market made a solid start to 2016, says Peter Cripps, while the announcement of Moody's assessment methodology marks another interesting stage in its evolution.

  • Green bond market to see at least $55bn of issues in 2016, says HSBC

    27 January 2016

    The green bond market will notch up another year of solid growth, according to analysts at HSBC, who predict between $55 billion and $80 billion of issues in 2016.

  • Biggest ever green bond launches

    27 January 2016

    The biggest ever green bond was issued today, raising RMB20 billion ($3.03 billion).

  • Province of Ontario prices second green bond

    26 January 2016

    The Canadian province of Ontario has priced a C$750 million ($523 million) green bond.

  • Third issue takes EIB through $1bn of green bonds in January

    25 January 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its third green bond of the year, taking it through the $1 billion mark, just weeks into 20

  • Kommuninvest set to issue benchmark green bond

    25 January 2016

    Swedish 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.

  • EF BRIEFS: Iberdrola, Munich Re, CoPower, Haringey Council Pension Fund, Swiss Re

    25 January 2016

    MEAG, the asset management arm of Munich Re, has bought a 27MW solar farm in the UK from BayWa r.e.