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BRICS Bank 'prices inaugural green bond'
18 July 2016The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, is understood to have priced a RMB3 billion ($450 million) green bond today.
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Green bonds in Asia - the challenges and opportunities
27 June 2016The take-up of green bonds in Asia has been frustratingly slow, and there is no sign yet that companies are embracing the asset class en masse, argues Vicky Münzer-Jones
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China trials green bond segment on Shanghai stock exchange
18 March 2016China has made another move to develop its green bond market, launching a pilot initiative via the Shanghai stock exchange.
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China to see wave of corporate green bonds, says HSBC
04 March 2016A spate of green bonds from Chinese banks this year has paved the way for a "wave" of corporate issuance from the country, according to HSBC.
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G20 businesses to focus on green finance in 2016
04 February 2016The B20 – a coalition of business associations from G20 economies that make policy recommendations – task force on growth has named green finance as its primary goal for 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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What's the issue with Asian issuers?
28 December 2015Asian issuers have been notably quiet in the green bond markets, but is that about to change, asks Hamza Ali
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ICBC 'mulling green bond issue'
02 November 2015Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is considering becoming one of the first Chinese issuers of a green bond, in a transaction that could raise some $300 million.