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KfW discloses use of proceeds of first green bond
30 October 2014German development bank KfW has revealed that 75% of the disbursements under its "Renewable Energies – Standard" programme in the year-to-date have been invested in wind energy projects.
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Trucost to enter green bond market
30 October 2014Environmental data firm Trucost is set to join the growing throng of verifiers servicing the rapidly expanding green bond market.
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UK's Green Investment Bank urged to 'go global', and issue green bonds
29 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) should extend its reach internationally, according to leading financiers.
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Italian energy management firm reveals more details of its green bond
27 October 2014Kinexia, an Italian company specialising in environmental sustainability, has released more details of its high-yield green bond.
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Property group Stockland issues Australia's first green bond
27 October 2014Property company Stockland has issued a €300 million ($380 million) seven year green bond, the first from an Australian issuer.
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Abengoa Yield plans €200m bond
27 October 2014The yieldco spun off by renewables and infrastructure firm Abengoa plans to issue a €200 million ($253.5 million) bond to help it buy solar and wind farms from its parent company.
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Hartford plans $140m green bond
24 October 2014The Metropolitan District of Hartford, Connecticut (MDC) is planning to issue a $140 million green bond to help fund a programme to upgrade its waterways.
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Connecticut plans inaugural $60m green bond
24 October 2014Connecticut plans to become the latest US municipality to tap the green bond market, as it eyes a $60 million issue to help fund water infrastructure projects.
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Bangladesh Bank says green bonds are key to country's green economy
22 October 2014Bangladesh's central bank has said the green bond market could play a pivotal role in helping the country develop environmental projects.
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Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3
21 October 2014Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.