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Rabobank's inaugural green bond nearly 3x oversubscribed
05 October 2016Dutch lender Rabobank has priced its inaugural green bond, announced last month, raising €500 million ($561 million).
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Standardising assessments to boost green investment
03 October 2016Michael Wilkins explains why new assessment tools – for green bonds and corporate ESG factors – may help increase green investment.
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EF BRIEFS: Mexico City green bond, Brookfield AM
03 October 2016A $2 billion dual-tranche green bond issued by Mexico City, to help finance its proposed new international airport, (LINK) attracted $13 billion of interest from more than 300 investors.
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Finland's first green bond is oversubscribed
28 September 2016The first green bond from a Finnish issuer was substantially oversubscribed and attracted many new investors, the issuer said.
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The road to Marrakesh is paved with green intentions
26 September 2016The Paris climate change summit will be a tough act to follow, but its successor is shaping up to be an important meeting in its own right. Hamza Ali and Peter Cripps report
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Rabobank prepares roadshow for its first green bond
21 September 2016Rabobank is launching its first green bond to finance, or refinance, solar and wind energy projects.
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HSBC launches climate risk analysis tool
20 September 2016A risk analysis tool to help investors assess the climate-related risks in their portfolios and corporate readiness for 'a 2°C world', has been developed by HSBC analysts.
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Mexico City to issue green bond for airport
08 September 2016Mexico City is gearing up to issue a 'first of its kind' green bond to help finance the construction of its new airport.
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Database reveals financiers behind tropical deforestation projects
06 September 2016At least $38 billion of loans and underwriting facilities were provided, between 2010 and 2015, to the forestry operations of the 50 companies most involved in commodities responsible for tropical deforestation in southeast Asia.
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MuniFin gives better rates for green loans
06 September 2016Finnish public sector lender Municipality Finance (MuniFin) has said it is providing cheaper loans for green projects in a bid to build a loan book to issue a green bond against.