Archive

  • Making hay while the sun shines

    24 June 2014

    What does the recent spate of convertible issues tell us about the solar market, and are there more to come, asks Peter Cripps

  • New York State issues $213m water bond

    24 June 2014

    New York State will next week place a $213 million municipal green bond, linked to water provision in the state.

  • Utility mulls Italy's 'first green bond issue'

    19 June 2014

    An Italian utility will next week host a roadshow to test investor demand for the country's first green bond.

  • IFC issues RMB500m, London-listed green bond

    17 June 2014

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a RMB500 million ($80 million) bond to support "climate-friendly" investments in emerging markets.

  • Arise prepares to float SEK1.1bn green bond

    17 June 2014

    Onshore wind developer Arise has applied to list its SEK1.1 billion green bond on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

  • Green bond market on the verge of smashing $20bn mark

    13 June 2014

    The green bond market is on the verge of seeing issuance for 2014 smash through the $20 billion mark, according to NGO the Climate Bonds Initiative.

  • Johannesburg taps green bond market

    05 June 2014

    The City of Johannesburg has become the second municipality this week to issue a green bond, after it raised R1.46 billion ($136 million).

  • Gothenburg issues SEK1.8bn green bond

    03 June 2014

    The City of Gothenburg in Sweden raised SEK1.8 billion ($273 million) when it returned to the green bond market today.

  • Corporate green bond issuance to hit $20bn in 2014, predicts S&P

    21 May 2014

    The value of corporate green bond issues is set to grow to $20 billion in 2014, a new report from Standard & Poor's has predicted.

  • EIB's latest 'tap' of Climate Awareness Bond takes total to €2.6bn

    15 May 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued another €350 million ($480 million) 'tap' of its euro-denominated Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) maturing in November 2019, taking the total outstanding to €2.6 billion.