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  • Spanish oil company issues controversial green bond

    10 May 2017

    Spanish oil company Repsol has issued a controversial €500 million ($543 million) green bond that will be partly used to fund energy efficiency projects in its oil and chemical refineries.

  • BBVA makes second green loan to Acciona

    25 April 2017

    BBVA has signed a $100 million green-labelled loan agreement with Acciona to partially fund solar and wind projects in Chile

  • NBAD raises $587m from first green bond

    28 March 2017

    National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has priced its first green bond, which raised $587 million.

  • Engie issues second green bond

    15 March 2017

    French utility Engie has issued a two tranche €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) green bond.

  • World Bank launches SDG bonds

    10 March 2017

    The World Bank has launched a €163 million ($172 million) index linked bond that will directly link returns to the performance of companies advancing the global development priorities set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

  • 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).

  • Iberdrola upsizes green bond to €1bn

    02 March 2017

    Spanish utility Iberdrola has priced its second €1 billion ($1.06 billion) green bond. The bond, its fifth green issuance in total was upsized from an initial €750 million.

  • Iberdrola secures €500m 'green' loan from BBVA

    16 February 2017

    Iberdrola has secured a €500 million ($533 million) green-labelled loan from banking group BBVA.

  • Green bond round-up, 15 February 2017

    15 February 2017

    German index provider Solactive has launched a green bond index that tracks investment-grade euro and dollar-denominated issuances.

  • Enel issues first green bond of the year

    10 January 2017

    Italian utility Enel has issued the first green bond of 2017 – a €1.25 billion ($1.32 billion) inaugural offering.