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  • Auckland Council launches rare muni sustainability-linked bond

    17 June 2025

    New Zealand city government Auckland Council has launched a debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which will see it become one of the first municipal issuers of the performance-based instrument.

  • Croatian investment firm's second SLB sees strong investor demand

    16 June 2025

    Bosqar Invest has raised €143 million ($165 million) from its second sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the Zagreb-based investment firm hails the largest such deal from a private, Croatian, non-financial corporate issuer.

  • European green bonds will take off, but slowly, says SEB's Kiviniemi

    16 June 2025

    The EU Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) should not be a "significant burden" for most issuers to apply, but it will likely take some time for it to become widespread, according to SEB.

  • HASI raises $1bn from green bond in slow market

    13 June 2025
  • CAF raises €100m from BNP Paribas-backed 'blue' bond debut

    13 June 2025

    Development bank CAF has raised €100 million ($116 million) from its inaugural 'blue' bond focused on the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, the first issued under its updated sustainable bond framework.

  • Galicia marketing potential EuGB debut as issuance quickens

    13 June 2025

    The Spanish region of Galicia is understood to be roadshowing the potential debut issuance of a 'gold standard' European Green Bond (EuGB), shortly after Madrid hailed its own "impressive" entry into the new market.

  • Philippine bank upsizes sustainability bond by eight times amid 'enthusiastic' demand

    12 June 2025

    The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has raised PHP40 billion ($715 million) from its debut sustainability bond...

  • Sustainable debt round-up: Italy, EU, Madrid ... and more

    11 June 2025
  • EuGB issuance picks up pace with Covivio, Norsk Hydro debuts

    11 June 2025

    Two ground-breaking European Green Bond (EuGB) issues highlight the momentum building behind the 'gold standard' sustainable bond label in the last few weeks.

  • Hesse issues largest European muni green bond

    11 June 2025

    The third green bond from Federal State of Hesse was more than four-times oversubscribed, with the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) deal also setting a record for European municipal issuers.