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'First Asian green bond' issued [UPDATED]
18 July 2014Taiwan-based firm the Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) Group has issued a $300 million green bond – thought to be the first to come out of Asia.
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KfW makes debut in green bond market with record €1.5bn issue
15 July 2014German development bank KfW has issued its first green bond – a €1.5 billion ($2.0 billion) offering which it claims is the largest ever single issue.
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People moves
09 July 2014The latest personnel changes across the industry, including departures at Duke Energy, appointments at GDF Suez and new positions at Northern Trust
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Germany's KfW commits to green bond issues
08 July 2014German development bank KfW is planning to issue a series of green bonds, starting with a €500 million - €1 billion ($680 million - $1.4 billion) issue later this year.
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Is GDF's green bond issue really green?
03 July 2014The proceeds of GDF Suez's €2.5 billion green bond will help finance a Brazilian dam that Ryan Brightwell and Zachary Hurwitz argue will damage the environment
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Hera's €500m green bond is three-times oversubscribed
27 June 2014A €500 million green bond, believed to be Italy's first, was three-times oversubscribed when it was issued this week.
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Support for Green Bond Principles continues to grow
25 June 2014The Green Bond Principles has seen its membership grow in size to nearly 50 in recent months, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Utility mulls Italy's 'first green bond issue'
19 June 2014An Italian utility will next week host a roadshow to test investor demand for the country's first green bond.
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GE enters Japanese solar market
09 June 2014GE's financial services arm has entered the Japanese solar market after investing in a 32MW project.
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Bioplastics firm wins €36m backing
05 June 2014A company developing technology to produce plastic bottles from plants has won €36 million of backing from a consortium of investors.