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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 2019La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).
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Polish banks join European energy-efficient mortgage pilot scheme
15 April 2019A European initiative to explore the benefits of offering favourable mortgage conditions for energy efficient homes has expanded into Poland.
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French regulator calls for ‘green and brown’ taxonomy
12 April 2019France’s financial regulator has called for the rapid introduction of a formal definition of investments that are beneficial or detrimental to the environment – a so-called taxonomy of ‘green’ and ‘brown’ assets.
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Netherlands aims for €10bn from sovereign green bonds
08 April 2019The 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.
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Green bond comment, April: A return to form
03 April 2019After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.
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Green bond round-up: ICO, Klabin, Reykjavik Energy, Midsummer, IBRD, Fabege, Housing New Zealand, Argosy Property and Vasakronan
03 April 2019Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), a state-owned Spanish bank, has issued a €500 million ($562 million) green note that matures in 2024.
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Winners of Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 honoured by market
02 April 2019The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.
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Green bond round-up: Danske Bank, Cassa depositi e prestiti, Kommuninvest, Teonec, NYSERDA, NY State Housing and Vasakronan
20 March 2019Danske Bank has become a green bond issuer for the first time, in a deal worth €500 million ($568 million).
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Amundi's one-year-old green bond fund 'ahead of schedule'
04 March 2019The world's largest green bond fund bought more green-labelled issuance in its first year than originally anticipated, Frédéric Samama tells Michael Hurley
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Nordic issuers encourage use of SDGs in impact reporting
11 February 2019Issuers 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.