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  • Innovative nature-linked outcomes bond launched

    02 April 2026

    An innovative ZAR2.5 billion ($150 million) bond targeting a water project in South Africa is thought to be the first environmental outcomes bond issued by a commercial bank.

  • 20Twenty secures second Nambian sustainability-linked bond

    28 January 2026

    Housing finance firm 20Twenty Financial Solutions has secured a NAD92 million ($5.6 million) sustainability-linked bond (SLB), becoming only the second issuer of the performance-based instrument in Namibia.

  • Letshego issues first Namibian social bond

    02 September 2024

    The Namibian arm of pan-African lender Letshego has raised NAD260 million ($15 million) from its debut social bond, which is also the first social note from a Namibian issuer.

  • IFC issues ZAR1bn green bond

    26 November 2015

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued ZAR1 billion ($71 million) green bond, its first in the domestic South African rand market.