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  • Rose to be Crédit Agricole CIB Asia-Pacific head

    04 June 2021

  • Eni publishes 'first' sustainability-linked financing framework for oil sector

    20 May 2021

    Italian oil supermajor Eni has published its sustainability-linked financing framework supporting its 2050 net-zero emissions goal, believed to be the 'first' such framework from the oil and gas sector.

  • Emerging market sustainable bonds deliver 'more impact'

    26 April 2021

    Despite the misconception, market experts explained that emerging market sustainable bonds can deliver more impact for investors than developed market paper. Ahren Lester reports

  • Landmark Italian green bond ten-times oversubscribed

    05 March 2021

    Italy has issued the largest ever sovereign green bond with its €8.5 billion ($10.2 billion) maiden green note, which was nearly ten times oversubscribed by investors.

  • News round-up: Federal Reserve joins NGFS, BNP's energy transition fund, Poseidon Principles ... and more

    16 December 2020

  • Sustainability-linked bonds are 'more powerful than green bonds'

    12 November 2020

    ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The 'use of proceeds' model adopted by most green bonds came under attack, amid allegations that it is susceptible to 'greenwashing'.

  • Bank of China issues first 'blue bonds' in Asia

    22 October 2020

    The Bank of China (BoC) has issued the first blue bonds in Asia, raising nearly $950 million in a transaction described as a "milestone" in the development of financial instruments that help protect the oceans.

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: CIP, Siemens Gamesa and more

    08 July 2020

  • What makes a good corona-bond?

    29 April 2020

    Amid the pressing need to rush out Covid-19 bonds, how to uphold best practice, asks Michael Hurley

  • AfDB issues $3bn coronavirus bond, as ICMA prepares SBPs guidance

    27 March 2020