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Impact investors in $114m ecosystem restoration fundraise

Côte d'Ivoire signs 'first' sovereign sustainability-linked loan

Côte d'Ivoire has secured a €433 million ($505 million) "first-of-its-kind" sovereign sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from Standard Chartered, which was backed by guarantees from the World Bank.

Fannie Mae joins IBRD in exclusive $200bn sustainable bond club

US government-owned mortgage provider Fannie Mae has raised more than $200 billion from sustainable bonds, becoming only the second issuer to cross this milestone.

Record orderbook for $6.5bn World Bank sustainable bond

The World Bank secured more than $22 billion in orders for its $6.5 billion dual-tranche Sustainable Development Bond (SDB), which the development bank said was the largest orderbook it has secured to date.

Sustainable bond market hits $5trn of issuance

Cumulative issuance of sustainable bonds has now crossed the $5 trillion mark, boosted by strong support from sovereign issuers.

World Bank releases 'game-changing' streamlined impact metrics

The World Bank has released a new impact outcomes 'scorecard' which will be deployed across all its institutions for the first time, which was described as "game-changing" for the development bank.

Bond round-up: Queensland, BADEA, IBRD, ... and more

World Bank launches 'biodiversity awareness' focused sustainability bond

EU becomes largest sustainable bond issuer

The EU has become the largest sustainable bond issuer in the world, with total issuance by the bloc surpassing €119 billion ($141 billion) in less than two years.

Milestone 'rhino' bond delivers 'sustainability squared'

Investors seeking 'additionality' should be excited by the ground-breaking 'rhino' bond, the World Bank tells Ahren Lester