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  • Green bonds round-up, 12 September 2018

    12 September 2018

    Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has returned to the green bond market with a €500 million ($578 million) issue to finance a mix of projects that help mitigate or adapt to climate change.

  • EIB enters sustainability bond arena with ground-breaking issue

    06 September 2018

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its inaugural Sustainability Awareness Bond (SAB), the first in a series that expands its labelled bond issuance programme beyond Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs).

  • Green bonds round-up, 1 August 2018

    01 August 2018

    Moody's Investors Service has lowered its expectations for green bond issuance this year, in light of slower growth in the first six months.

  • France plans further €5bn of green bonds for transport projects

    30 July 2018

    The French government has further underlined its commitment to green bonds with the launch of a €5 billion ($5.9 billion) 'green Euro medium term note programme' to finance transport projects in the greater Paris region

  • Green bonds round-up, 18 July 2018

    18 July 2018

    Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first time, with a €750 million ($872 million) offering maturing in July 2023.

  • BAML regains top green underwriter spot, as US market 'reawakens'

    13 July 2018

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has regained the title of leading underwriter in the green bond market, helped by a "reawakening" of the US corporate market.

  • Green bond round-up, 11 July 2018

    11 July 2018

  • Can the private sector save the Green Climate Fund?

    10 July 2018

    Last week's unproductive board meeting highlights the need for the Green Climate Fund to reform, says Alexandra Tracy

  • AccorHotels signs €1.2bn sustainability-linked loan

    06 July 2018

    A consortium of 15 banks has signed a deal with AccorHotels to link the interest rate on a €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) loan to the hospitality company’s sustainability performance.

  • Green Bonds round-up, 27 June

    27 June 2018

    KBC Group, a leading Belgian financial institution, has issued its first green bond – a five-year, €500 million ($600 million) transaction that was three-times oversubscribed.