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China to provide unprecedented support for green finance
05 September 2016China's government is gearing up to provide unprecedented support for green finance, according to new guidelines, as the nation seeks to transition to a lower carbon economy.
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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 reveals roadmap for greening its financial system
02 September 2016China has revealed its plan for creating a "green financing mechanism" to help it transition to a low-carbon economy, ahead of the G20 meeting being held in Hangzhou this weekend.
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Cities and climate change - the funding gap
26 August 2016Green bonds are among the tools available to cities as they look to raise the trillions needed to fund their sustainable growth, says Cecilia Reyes
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Green bond market breaks through $150bn barrier
22 August 2016The total amount of capital raised by green bonds has surpassed $150 billion, as the rapidly evolving market continues to set new records.
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ADB prices $1.3bn green bond
10 August 2016The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has priced a dual-tranche, dollar-denominated green bond, raising $1.3 billion.
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Green bond market gets its first 'panda' issue
02 August 2016A Hong Kong-based water company has issued what it claims is the first green 'panda bond'.
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Green bond issuance outstrips 2015 total
25 July 2016Issuance of labelled green bonds this year has already surpassed the total recorded in 2015, thanks to two more large bonds from Chinese banks.
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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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NDB's RMB9bn green bond is three times oversubscribed
21 July 2016The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, said its inaugural green bond attracted more than RMB9 billion ($1.3 billion) of investor interest - meaning it was three times oversubscribed.