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Swedish muni sustainable bond issuance on upward trend
07 May 2026The active Swedish municipal sustainable bond market continues to strengthen, and Danske Bank expects this "upward trend" to persist as sustainable finance increasingly tackles emerging themes - including defence.
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Lansforsakringar Bank issues 'milestone' first Swedish 'EuGB'
01 May 2026Länsförsäkringar Bank has raised €500 million ($585 million) from its inaugural green bond using the 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) label, becoming the first Swedish issuer of the regulated instrument.
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'Now is probably the time to issue a social bond'
26 February 2026Danske Bank has urged issuers considering issuing social or sustainability bonds to enter the market, as social debt supply increasingly lags demand.
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'Pivotal' green bond issuer KfW reaches €100bn milestone after record deal
05 February 2026KfW has raised €5 billion ($5.9 billion) from a record-breaking green bond deal, as the German development bank crosses the €100 billion milestone with its longstanding programme.
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Landshypotek targets sustainable agriculture for green bond push
17 September 2025The lender hopes its new 'state-of-the-art agriculture categories will facilitate a more sophisticated dialogue with investors. Rob Langston reports
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Hesse issues largest European muni green bond
11 June 2025The third green bond from Federal State of Hesse was more than four-times oversubscribed, with the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) deal also setting a record for European municipal issuers.
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Green bond round-up, 16 May
16 May 2018The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic development on the continent.