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  • EIB and China aim to strengthen investor confidence in green bonds

    23 March 2017

    The People's Bank of China and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have launched an initiative to strengthen investor confidence in green bonds.

  • Green bond round-up, 15 March 2017

    15 March 2017

    Dutch investor NN Investment Partners has included green bonds in its recently launched multi-asset fund.

  • Butendiek wind farm closes €950m refinancing deal

    10 March 2017

    The owners of the 288MW Butendiek offshore wind farm have agreed a refinancing package for the project, involving more than €950 million ($1 billion) of senior debt.

  • Green bond round-up, 8 March 2017

    08 March 2017

    Region Ile de France has priced its fifth green bond raising €500 million ($527 million).

  • Green Bond market hits $200bn

    17 February 2017

    The green bond market has raised more than $200 billion, according to data from Environmental Finance's Green Bond Database.

  • Green bond round-up, 8 February 2017

    08 February 2017

    New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) is gearing up to launch its third green bond, expected to raise $350 million.

  • Green Bond Round Up - 23 January 2017

    23 January 2017

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a SEK3 billion ($337 million) green bond, its first of 2017.

  • LuxFlag awards first Climate Finance Label to international funds

    21 December 2016

    The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFlag) has awarded its first 'Climate Finance' label to three international funds.

  • COP Blog: Getting private investors on board for climate finance

    17 November 2016

    European Investment Bank
    Here at COP22 in Marrakesh in the blue and green zones where ministers, financiers, climate experts NGOs and multinationals mingle, the talk is all about how to implement the Paris Agreement - and raise the required financing for low-carbon and adaptation projects.

  • EIB and Luxembourg launch climate finance platform to crowd in private sector

    16 November 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Luxembourg have partnered to launch a "climate finance platform", designed to help attract private finance to climate-related projects.