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CAF issues 'distinctive' debut 'Children and Youth Bond'

Development bank CAF has raised $61.6 million from its inaugural children-focused social bond, backed by investors including Nuveen, T Rowe Price, and Legal & General (L&G).

Isbank raises $50m from 'blue bond' debut

Türkiye İş Bankası (İşbank) has raised $50 million from its inaugural blue private placement note, a 'blue bond' backed by T Rowe Price.

'Focused' IDB Amazonia Bond 'really hits the spot'

The pioneering Amazon-focused deal offers a uniquely impactful template for other issuers and ecosystems to adopt, investors tell Ahren Lester

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

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.

FAB raises $20m from second 'blue bond' backed by T Rowe Price

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised $20 million from its second blue bond, just two months after its ground-breaking debut.

Pipeline of $2.5bn EM blue bonds prompted strategy launch, say T. Rowe Price

The potential for up to $2.5 billion in blue bonds from emerging market (EM) corporate issuers over the next 12-18 months encouraged T. Rowe Price to launch its much-anticipated strategy, the investor told Environmental Finance.

People moves, 6 June 2025: NN, GFI, GIIN, T Rowe Price...and more

World Bank issues $100m plastic waste reduction-linked bond

The World Bank has raised $100 million from a ground-breaking outcomes-based bond that links its coupon payments to verified plastic and carbon credits generated by projects in Ghana and Indonesia.