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Green bond round-up, 11 October 2017
11 October 2017Fiji looking at green bonds, says economy minister Fiji is considering using green bonds to help boost the country's renewable energy resources, according to a senior minister quoted in the local press.
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Green bond round-up, 20 September 2017
20 September 2017Mexico City Airport Trust has returned to the green bond market with the biggest corporate issue to date – a two-tranche $4 billion bond – to finance what it claims will be the world's most sustainable airport.
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Hannon Armstrong prices $135m of convertibles
18 August 2017Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has priced a $135 million offering of convertible senior notes.
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French banks are en marche in July green bond underwriting table
11 August 2017BNP Paribas emerged as the biggest green bond underwriter in July, as French banks continued their assault on the high-profile market in a bid to seize the bragging rights from their American rivals.
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Green bond round-up, 9 August 2017
09 August 2017The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued its eighth green bond, raising $1.25 billion.
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Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds
31 July 2017A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.
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Azure Power issues $500m green bond
31 July 2017Indian solar energy company Azure has issued a twice-oversubscribed green bond, shrugging off a turbulent Asian bonds market that has caused three other issues to be cancelled.
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JP Morgan commits to $200bn clean financing by 2025
28 July 2017US bank JP Morgan plans to invest $200 billion in clean financing projects by 2025, the largest commitment of its kind by a global financial institution, it said.
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Green bond comment: New issues rise 36% in H1
05 July 2017A 36% increase in new issues in the first six months of this year, combined with further signs of maturity in the market, suggest green bonds are entering their second decade in good health.
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GBPs issues Social Bond Principles and guidelines for sustainability bonds
14 June 2017A set of Social Bond Principles (SBP) has been published to promote transparency and integrity in the growing market for 'social bonds'. Guidelines covering 'sustainability bonds' have also been issued by the Green Bond Principles (GBP).