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Nigeria publishes green bond guidelines as it gears up to issue
09 March 2017The Nigerian government has published green bond guidelines as it gears up to become the first African sovereign to tap the market.
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Upgrading ESG
08 March 2017Are credit ratings subprime when it comes to integrating ESG risks, asks Hamza Ali
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Green bond round-up, 8 March 2017
08 March 2017Region Ile de France has priced its fifth green bond raising €500 million ($527 million).
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CEFC backs green property fund with A$100m
08 March 2017Australia's green bank has invested A$100 million ($76 million) into a green property fund
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Brookfield buys SunEdison yieldcos
07 March 2017Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has acquired a controlling stake in TerraForm Power (TERP), in a deal valued at $1.7 billion.
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Credit Agricole assigns $2bn to green projects following securitisation
07 March 2017Credit Agricole plans to deploy $2 billion of new lending to a range of 'green' projects as a result of a novel securitisation deal.
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Call for more Asian green bonds to help meet renewables targets
07 March 2017Asian states and businesses should look to the green bond market to help them meet renewables targets, according to an asset manager.
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BlackRock launches Japanese ESG ETF
06 March 2017BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) targeting Japanese companies with the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating, as determined by index provider MSCI.
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Chinese regulator publishes green bond guidelines
06 March 2017China's securities regulator has published guidelines to further boost the country's booming green bond market.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 6 March 2017
06 March 2017After two weeks of rising EUA prices, the fundamental factors influencing demand are now bearish, but industrial buyers are waiting for an opportunity to come to market, says Louis Redshaw.