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CA-CIB promoting 'sustainability-linked loan' bond and principles development

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) considers 'sustainability-linked loan' bonds (SLLBs) a valuable addition to improve the transparency in the SLL market, amid ongoing work to develop principles for the lender-focused instrument.

Bond round-up: Qatar, Emirates Islamic Bank, Pandora ... and more

'Remarkable' Italian green bond demand as key tweaks hit mark

Enhancements to the planned use-of-proceeds and 'additionality' credentials of the new Italian green bond helped the sovereign to secure a record orderbook. Ahren Lester reports

Constellation raises $900m in first US 'nuclear' green bond

US energy firm Constellation has raised $900 million from the first green bond from an US issuer which can be used to finance nuclear power projects.

People Moves, 8 March: Ardian, Credit Agricole, IFRS, Permira, Palatine, Sustainable Fitch ... and more

'Big opportunities' for US sustainable bonds in 2024

Although surprised by the scale of the US sustainable bond contraction in 2023, CA-CIB's Romina Reversi tells Ahren Lester that opportunities abound in 2024

CA-CIB leads 2023 sustainable loan coordinator deal-making

Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB) served as sustainability coordinator on 60 sustainable loan deals in 2023, making the French bank the most active coordinator of the year.

COP28: Amundi launches European agriculture fund

Bioeconomy fund leads €17m Series A round in agtech lighting business

Japan's 'green transformation' bond: A test case for transition finance

The Japanese government's inaugural transition bond is expected to include controversial technologies. Michael Hurley reports