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  • Annual sustainable sukuk issuance to double 'soon' after guidance

    14 May 2024

    Annual issuance of sustainable sukuk could more than double to reach $30 billion "soon" amid rising interest for the Islamic sustainable finance instrument and the publication of key market guidance, market experts have argued.

  • Actis to develop green hydrogen in Oman

    30 April 2024
  • ICMA, IsDB publish 'milestone' sustainable sukuk guidance

    29 April 2024

    The International Capital Market Association (ICMA), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) have published guidance on issuing sukuk aligned with the widely used Green and Social Bond Principles.

  • Rwanda considering sovereign SLB after development bank success

    23 April 2024

    Rwanda is considering issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) after its development bank successfully issued a ground-breaking deal last year, an Environmental Finance event heard.

  • 'Just transition' data a work in progress, development bank claims

    18 April 2024

    A development bank is working on metrics to measure and report on 'just transition', an Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference in London has heard.

  • SDG mapping unhelpful with bond impact reporting

    17 April 2024

    Mapping the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is unhelpful for reporting and tracking the impact of bonds, an Environmental Finance event heard.

  • BlueOrchard bags BII and NDF for second emerging markets fund

    16 April 2024
  • World Bank releases 'game-changing' streamlined impact metrics

    11 April 2024

    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: Smurfit Kappa, Colombia, CEB ... and more

    10 April 2024
  • Government intervention could drive circular economy investing, Schroders says

    27 March 2024

    Government intervention could be crucial for creating more investable circular economy-focused opportunities, Schroders has claimed.