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Bank of China transition bond a 'missed opportunity'
12 January 2021The Bank of China transition bond was ground-breaking in its claims to align with the newly launched transition finance recommendations, reports Ahren Lester, but experts judged the transaction as failing to live up to its promise and ambition
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Bank of China issues first ICMA 'handbook'-linked transition bond
08 January 2021The Hong Kong branch of the Bank of China (BoC) has raised $780 million from the first transition bond to be aligned with the recently announced transition finance recommendations from the administrators of the Green and Social Bond Principles.
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China 'surprises' with plan to link with EU ETS
16 December 2020Carbon market suggestions by Chinese officials on a global link and absolute emissions cap have surprised many, reports Ahren Lester, and indicate a rising ambition for the nationwide scheme under development
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PBoC considers mandatory climate disclosure to support 'green' recovery
09 December 2020The governor of the People's Bank of China (PBoC) has announced the central bank will consider making climate disclosure mandatory and seek to make it easier for international investors to access the green finance market in the country.
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Industrial Bank issues second 'blue bond' in China
03 November 2020The Hong Kong branch of China Industrial Bank (IB) has issued a 'blue bond', which was nearly five times oversubscribed, just a few weeks after the maiden blue bond in the country was announced.
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Bank of China issues first 'blue bonds' in Asia
22 October 2020The Bank of China (BoC) has issued the first blue bonds in Asia, raising nearly $950 million in a transaction described as a "milestone" in the development of financial instruments that help protect the oceans.
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Moody's raises forecast for social and sustainability bonds by $50bn
18 August 2020Moody's Investors Service has raised its 2020 forecast for social and sustainability bonds by $50 billion, as these types of bonds are increasingly issued to help finance the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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China green bonds: the state and effectiveness of the market
03 July 2020Despite the strong growth in the Chinese green bond market in recent years, analysis by the Climate Policy Initiative's Donovan Escalante and June Choi shows there is still plenty policymakers and investors can do to boost how effective the market becomes
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Chinese green bond standard update a 'great signal' to market
11 June 2020After years of misalignment with global green bond standards, the new proposals from Chinese watchdogs should clear the way for greater green bond issuance. Ahren Lester reports
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Chinese regulators to exclude 'clean' fossil fuels from green bond standard
29 May 2020Chinese regulators propose to exclude controversial 'clean' fossil fuel projects from their list of eligible green bonds.