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  • Brazil poised for more green bonds

    03 October 2017

    Several more green bonds from Brazilian issuers are imminent, market insiders say.

  • Green bond funds poised to break through $2bn mark

    28 July 2017

    The value of green bond funds is fast approaching the $2 billion mark after a spate of launches in the past two years, analysis by Environmental Finance has revealed.

  • Green bond round-up, 10 May 2017

    10 May 2017

    German development bank KfW has issued its largest ever green bond at €2 billion ($2.2 billion).

  • Green bond comment: April was all about innovation and infrastructure

    03 May 2017

    April was a solid month for green bond issuance, raising some $5.6 billion. That figure is up on the $5.3 billion for the same month last year, mainly thanks to a RMB15000 ($2.2 billion) from Bank of Beijing, the biggest Chinese green bond of the year.

  • Green bond comment, March 2017

    05 April 2017

    The rising tide of green bond funds is helping drive the market to new records, says Hamza Ali

  • BNDES to mandate green bond fund by end of March

    06 March 2017
  • BNDES launches new ESG approach

    08 December 2016

    Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has committed to play an active role in pushing environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns in its portfolio companies, as it looks to catalyse foreign investment.

  • BNDES launches renewables-focused green bond fund

    05 December 2016

    Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has launched a R$500 million ($143 million) green bond fund to buy domestically issued renewable energy bonds.

  • KfW backs Brazilian wind farms with $335m loan

    22 July 2014

    German development bank KfW is to provide a $335 million loan to Brazil's state-owned bank BNDES to help finance wind farms within Brazil.