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  • Nigeria to issue $30m sovereign green bond, Belgium waits in wings

    13 December 2017

    Nigeria plans to issue a 10.69 billion naira ($30 million) green bond next week, and become the first African sovereign issuer.

  • Green bond market sees another record month

    01 December 2017

    The booming green bond market scaled fresh heights in November, which saw $16.7 billion of issues, setting a new monthly record.

  • Moody's expects at least $120bn of green bonds by end of 2017

    10 November 2017

    Green bond issuance reached fresh highs in the third quarter and is on track to set a new record of at least $120bn in 2017, according to Moody's Investors Service.

  • Green bond round-up, 11 October 2017

    11 October 2017

    Fiji 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.

  • Investors pay up for $1bn KfW green bond

    29 September 2017

    A $1 billion green bond by German government-owned development bank KfW has priced at two basis points inside its normal yield curve following "exceptionally high demand".

  • Insurers count the cost of Harvey and Irma

    13 September 2017

    Insurers and their shareholders are breathing a sigh of relief after Hurricane Irma's change of course over Florida resulted in less damage than had been feared.

  • People Moves: Wheb, PwC, Moody's, Mainstream, Varma, FTSE Russell

    08 September 2017

    Ingrid Holmes has joined asset manager Wheb's independent advisory committee to review the holdings in Wheb's investments funds.

  • Green bond round-up, 6 September 2017

    06 September 2017

    Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC) has issued its fourth green bond – its first denominated in its home currency.

  • Nafin's inaugural social bond sees unprecedented demand

    08 August 2017

    Mexico's development bank Nacional Financiera (Nafin) doubled the size of its inaugural social bond after being swamped with unprecedented levels of demand.

  • Invenergy issues green bond to support Uruguay wind farm

    08 August 2017

    US renewables company Invenergy has sold a $135.8 million green bond, in a private placement, to refinance a loan issued last year to fund the construction of a 70MW wind farm in Uruguay.