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

    10 October 2025

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

  • FAB raises $750m from nuclear-focused 'low-carbon energy' bond

    10 September 2025

    First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised $750 million from its pioneering 'low-carbon energy' bond which is the first sustainable bond from a financial institution focused on nuclear energy projects.

  • FAB issues 'milestone' HKD390m 'blue bond'

    28 August 2025

    First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has become the first Gulf bank to issue a 'blue bond', describing the HKD390 million ($50 million) deal as a "defining milestone".

  • NZBA ditches requirement to target 1.5°C alignment to give banks more 'flexibility'

    15 April 2025

    The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has approved changes to its framework to no longer require targeting 1.5°C alignment - instead allowing members to choose from "a wider range of net-zero pathways ... to limit global temperature rise to 'well below 2°C' and to strive for 1.5°C".