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Cambodian regulator expands sustainable bond guidance

The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) has expanded its sustainable bond issuance guidance to include social and sustainability bonds.

CEB: Record social bond issuance after 'tightest ever' $1bn deal

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) said its $1 billion social bond was almost four-times oversubscribed, with the deal sending 2026 issuance from the long-standing issuer to record highs.

Impact investors in $114m ecosystem restoration fundraise

Investors 'have lost interest' in social bonds (Debt conference)

Investors seem to have "lost interest" in social bond investments, sparking fund closures and allocations to the segment dropping precipitously since a peak around the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a fund manager.

CEB social bonds primed for issuance and framework growth

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is on track for record-breaking social bond issuance in 2026, as the pioneering issuer looks at 'just transition' and environmental co-benefits as future innovations in the 'resilient' asset class.

Bangladesh's City Bank 'working on' green bond debut

City Bank has signed a partnership with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to support the Bangladesh lender in developing its inaugural green bond.

NLB Skopje secures 'green outcomes-linked' loan from EBRD

NLB Banka Skopje has become the first North Macedonian lender to secure a 'green outcomes-linked' loan with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Regulatory uncertainty contributing to EU greenwashing risks, say bankers

Development Bank of Rwanda launches third sustainability-linked bond

The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is planning to raise at least RWF23 billion ($15.7 million) from its third sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the performance-based instrument continues to see issuance volumes contract.

ADB issues first 'glacier melt' green bond

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $100 million from a green bond focused on supporting and raising awareness for resilience projects focused on the impact of melting glaciers.