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Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

Green and sustainability loans: the growth accelerates

The green and sustainability-linked loan market grew exponentially last year. The next growth spurt could be driven by emerging markets, Michael Hurley writes

Bond round-up: Chile, Korea, Engie, CDC, Vattenfall, BayWa, RATP … and more

Hong Kong and Netherlands give green bond market $7.7bn boost

Hong Kong and the Netherlands have given the green bond market a $7.7 billion boost, with both nations issuing inaugural sovereign green bonds on the same day.

KfW's largest green bond meets strong demand

German development bank KfW has priced the €3 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond it announced earlier this week (LINK), setting the coupon for the eight-year deal at 0.01%.

AIIB issues $2.5bn sustainability-themed bond

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued its first 'global bond', worth $2.5 billion, to finance environmentally friendly infrastructure investment and promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing across Asia.

Hong Kong prepares sovereign green bond

Hong Kong plans to launch a roadshow of its inaugural green bond later this month, in what could mark the start of an issuance programme worth up to $13 billion.

Green bonds round-up: Wallonia; Adif; Nedbank; SFE; Crédit Agricole; Green OAT

Wallonia, the French speaking region of southern Belgium, has entered the green bond market with a dual-tranche issue that raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion).

Bonds round-up: ICBC, Banque Postale, ABN Amro, ERG, Yorkshire Water, Woolworths, Shinhan Bank, IADB, Chile, Otto, Arizona State University, NYC Housing, OPIC, Nomura, Trianon

La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).

Netherlands aims for €10bn from sovereign green bonds

The Dutch government said it aims to raise between €4 billion ($4.5 billion) and €6 billion from its inaugural sovereign green bond on 21 May.