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Comment, April 2022: An anti-'social' start for 2022
05 April 2022The pandemic highlighted the importance of social finance. The fall in social issuance in 2022 needs to be reversed, Ahren Lester writes
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Green bond fund assets reach $25bn
17 March 2022Despite challenging market conditions, total assets in green bond funds hit $25 billion at the end of 2021. Ahren Lester reports
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Q&A with IFC's Pushkala Ratan
10 March 2022IFC's senior climate finance specialist for Asia spoke to Environmental Finance following the launch of its Guidelines for Blue Finance
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Chile sends 'strong message' to sustainability-linked bond market
07 March 2022Amid rising scrutiny of sustainability-linked bonds, Chile's debt head Patricio Sepúlveda Carmona hopes its landmark sovereign bond can set a strong baseline for future issuers. Ahren Lester reports
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A 'year of records' for LGX
18 February 2022The ground-breaking Luxembourg Green Exchange set fresh records in 2021, Laetitia Hamon tells Ahren Lester
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Impact reporting: a work in progress
08 February 2022Green bond impact reporting growing significantly, but problems remain, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Milestone $1trn sustainable bond issuance crossed in 2021
26 January 2022The long-anticipated $1 trillion issuance milestone was finally reached in 2021, laying the groundwork for another record-breaking year in 2022. Ahren Lester writes
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Sustainable bonds in 2022 - beyond $1trn
23 December 2021After another record-breaking 2021, hopes are high that sustainable bond issuance will surge past $1 trillion in 2022. Ahren Lester reports
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KfW plans €10bn green bond issuance in 2022 after record 2021
21 December 2021Following guidance-busting issuance in 2021 and an expanded green bond framework, KfW's Petra Wehlert tells Ahren Lester that expectations are high that it will surpass its 2022 green bond forecast
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Using debt capital markets to address Africa's challenges
26 November 2021Sustainable development in Africa requires a new financing approach, says Arvana Singh