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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.

Annual sustainable sukuk issuance to double 'soon' after guidance

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

ICMA, IsDB publish 'milestone' sustainable sukuk guidance

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

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

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

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

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.

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