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Green bonds, Chinese style
01 March 2017China was the big story in the green bond market in 2016, with $30.5 billion issued in the year, accounting for nearly a third of global issuance. Carole Ross reveals the idiosyncrasies of this unique market and where the opportunities lie for Western investors.
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Green bond round-up, 15 February 2017
15 February 2017German index provider Solactive has launched a green bond index that tracks investment-grade euro and dollar-denominated issuances.
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Export Import Bank of China issues green bond
22 December 2016The Export Import Bank of China (Chexim) has issued a RMB1 billion ($145 million) green bond, making it the first Chinese policy bank to do so.
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Helping cities in developing countries benefit from the green bond market
05 September 2016There are numerous ways in which cities in the 'global South' can tap into the green bond market, argues Padraig Oliver
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China issues $6bn of green bonds in one week
25 July 2016Three Chinese issuers came to the market with CNY40.25 billion ($6.03 billion) of domestic green bonds last week, continuing a strong year for the country's green bond market.
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Chinese bank issues largest international green bond
06 July 2016One of China's largest state-owned commercial banks has issued the largest green bond to date in the international markets.
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Green bonds in Asia - the challenges and opportunities
27 June 2016The take-up of green bonds in Asia has been frustratingly slow, and there is no sign yet that companies are embracing the asset class en masse, argues Vicky Münzer-Jones
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Geely green bond receives warm reception from pension funds
19 May 2016Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has launched a five-year, dollar-denominated green bond, with "strong" support from pension funds.
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Qingdao issues China's third domestic green bond
14 March 2016Bank of Qingdao (BQD) has issued the first two tranches of its RMB8 billion ($1.5 billion) green bond programme, raising RMB4 billion.
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China to see wave of corporate green bonds, says HSBC
04 March 2016A spate of green bonds from Chinese banks this year has paved the way for a "wave" of corporate issuance from the country, according to HSBC.