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  • EIB issues its first Turkish currency green bond since 2010

    02 March 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a green bond in Turkish lira.

  • EIB issues €400m tap of Climate Awareness Bond with negative yield

    24 February 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has further expanded its range of green bonds, with its first issue offering a negative yield.

  • EIB claims 'significant evolution' in green bond market after €250m 'tap'

    26 January 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has tapped one of its Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs) for a further €250 million ($281 million) – in a move it says offers greater liquidity to the market.

  • SEB clings on to green bond underwriting crown for 2014

    15 January 2015

    Scandinavian bank SEB narrowly maintained its position as leading underwriter in the green bond market in 2014, new figures have revealed.

  • EIB backs Mirova renewables fund

    12 January 2015

    The European Investment Bank has committed €40 million ($47 million) to a renewable energy fund specialising in construction-stage assets in Europe.

  • €625m financial close for Africa's largest wind farm

    18 December 2014

    Africa's largest wind farm has reached a €625 million ($779 million) financial close.

  • EIB provides second €100m loan facility to Ireland's ESB

    30 October 2014

    ESB, Ireland's state-owned electricity supply company, has secured a second €100 million ($126 million) loan facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help it connect wind farms to the national grid.

  • SEB remains biggest green bond underwriter in first quarter of 2014

    08 April 2014

    Nordic bank SEB has maintained its position as the largest underwriter of green bonds in the first quarter of 2014.

  • Largest wind project in Africa secures €623m in financing

    24 March 2014

    The biggest clean power energy project in Africa has taken a major leap forward by signing €623 million ($859.6 million) in financing to allow it move it into the construction phase.

  • An inflection point for energy efficiency financing?

    29 January 2014

    There is a tangible sense of frustration at the slow progress being made in scaling up the European energy efficiency market. Traditional players need to learn from the more dynamic markets in the US, or risk being overtaken by rivals with new business models, argues Steven Fawkes