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  • Hong Kong prepares sovereign green bond

    07 May 2019

    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

    01 May 2019

    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

    17 April 2019

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

  • Netherlands aims for €10bn from sovereign green bonds

    08 April 2019

    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.

  • People moves: ING, Natixis CIB

    05 April 2019

    Xiaofei Guo has been promoted to become vice president of sustainable finance at ING.

  • Green bond round-up: ICO, Klabin, Reykjavik Energy, Midsummer, IBRD, Fabege, Housing New Zealand, Argosy Property and Vasakronan

    03 April 2019

    Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), a state-owned Spanish bank, has issued a €500 million ($562 million) green note that matures in 2024.

  • Green bond round-up: Danske Bank, Cassa depositi e prestiti, Kommuninvest, Teonec, NYSERDA, NY State Housing and Vasakronan

    20 March 2019

    Danske Bank has become a green bond issuer for the first time, in a deal worth €500 million ($568 million).

  • Nordic issuers encourage use of SDGs in impact reporting

    11 February 2019

    Issuers of green bonds should use their impact reports to show how their investments support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), say a group of 10 Nordic public sector borrowers.

  • Green bond round-up, 30 January

    30 January 2019

    Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.

  • Green bonds round-up, 23 January

    23 January 2019

    Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has issued its second green bond, raising CAD500 million ($375 million).