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  • IDB raises AUD1bn from first benchmark-sized 'Amazonia Bond'

    13 January 2026

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has issued its second 'Amazonia Bond' with the AUD1 billion ($671 million) deal the first benchmark-sized transaction using the Amazon-focused sustainable bond label.

  • IDB raises $100m from pioneering 'Amazonia Bond' debut

    06 November 2025

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has raised $100 million from its first 'Amazonia Bond' focused on social projects, whilst also confirming that Brazil is exploring issuing its own Amazon-focused sustainable bond.

  • IDB, World Bank launch 'Amazonia Bond' programme with $1bn deal plan

    02 July 2025

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced plans to raise $1 billion from a debut 'Amazonia Bond' after it launched a new sustainable bond issuance platform focused on the Amazon with the World Bank.

  • Barbados signs 'blue' sustainability-linked loan in debt-for-nature swap

    02 December 2024

    Barbados has signed a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) as part of a $300 million debt-for-nature swap which will generate interest cost savings used to finance water-related climate resilience projects in the Caribbean country.