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Moody's says green bond issuance could exceed $50bn this year
01 February 2016The need for more low-carbon financing, highlighted by the UN's COP21 climate change meeting in December, could boost the issuance of green bonds this year to more than $50 billion, said Moody's Investors Service.
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Green Bond comment - January
27 January 2016The green bond market made a solid start to 2016, says Peter Cripps, while the announcement of Moody's assessment methodology marks another interesting stage in its evolution.
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Green bond market to see at least $55bn of issues in 2016, says HSBC
27 January 2016The green bond market will notch up another year of solid growth, according to analysts at HSBC, who predict between $55 billion and $80 billion of issues in 2016.
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Chinese bank to issue RMB50bn in green bonds
21 January 2016A Chinese commercial bank has gained regulatory approval to issue up to RMB50 billion ($7.6 billion) of green bonds, according to a document filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Moody's announces green bond assessment criteria
14 January 2016Moody's is set to shake up the market for green bond 'second opinions', after it revealed plans for its own methodology to assess the environmental credentials of issuers.
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Abengoa Yield in search for new investors after Abengoa files for protection
02 December 2015Abengoa Yield's newly reappointed CEO Santiago Seage is in New York holding talks with potential buyers of the 47% stake in the yieldco held by its embattled parent company Abengoa SA.
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EF BRIEFS: Goldman Sachs, Moody's, Oxford SSEE
30 November 2015Green investment opportunities have become "too big to ignore", according to a report by Goldman Sachs.
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Ontario set to issue second green bond
30 November 2015The Canadian province of Ontario is to issue its second Canadian dollar-denominated green bond by March 2016, according to the province's financing authority.
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HSBC tightens pricing 'significantly' on first green bond as order book hits €2.1bn
27 November 2015HSBC France has seen huge demand for its inaugural green bond, enabling it to tighten pricing "significantly" on the deal.
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IDBI launches inaugural benchmark-sized green bond
23 November 2015The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) has launched its inaugural green bond and the second from India to be denominated in dollars.