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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued its eighth green bond, raising $1.25 billion.

Toronto-listed Alterra Power has sold a 49% stake in its 200MW Flat Top wind farm to a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets. The price paid was not disclosed.

Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) affordable housing bond, its first in the social bond market.

A new project to investigate the role of financial institutions in the global fishing industry, in particular the exploitation of wild fish stocks, is being planned by the NGO behind the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).

Australia's green bank has invested A$100 million ($76 million) into a green property fund

The state of California hopes to launch a green bond in coming weeks to fund an agricultural project, Environmental Finance understands.

Rabobank's long-serving head of sustainability, Hans Biemans, has left the bank to join rival Dutch lender ING Bank.

The UK has announced an ambitious target of cutting carbon emissions by 57% from their 1990 level in its fifth carbon budget.

Dairy company FrieslandCampina has priced and upsized its green Schuldschein, raising €300 million ($341 million).

Abengoa has won a temporary reprieve from bankruptcy after securing an agreement with 75% of its creditors, giving it seven months in which to restructure.