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Sustainable bonds are 'stretching for smaller sovereigns'
22 November 2023New Zealand struggled to find adequate eligible projects for its issue, necessitating robust management of its green spending. Ahren Lester writes
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'Only Asian investors seem to understand Asian issuers'
20 November 2023Emerging market green bonds may need credit enhancement to attract Western investors, Golden Tree's David Oum told Environmental Finance ESG in Fixed Income Asia. Ahren Lester reports
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EU Green Bonds: reducing the risk of greenwashing
08 November 2023The EU's Green Bond Regulation will create an extra burden for issuers, but issues that comply will prove more attractive to investors, write Massimiliano Danusso and Francesca Marchetti
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'Transition is the new battleground'
07 November 2023Following the launch of ASEAN transition finance guidance, Eugene Wong argues that the shift to net zero requires a local, rather than a global, approach. Ahren Lester reports
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External reviews are the 'main sticking point' for sustainable loan deals
30 October 2023Updated guidance on external reviews is being readied, the Loan Market Association's Gemma Lawrence-Pardew tells Ahren Lester
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'First' green bond fund in major revamp as market matures
26 October 2023Nikko Asset Management has significantly revamped its ground-breaking green bond fund, as it reflects on the increasing opportunity in the sustainable bond market, Steve Williams tells Ahren Lester
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Green bonds crucial to real estate transition
24 October 2023Labelled bonds have a key role to play in helping the sector to meet its environmental goals, writes Max Roper
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Europe's Green Bond Standard: A game changer?
06 October 2023The standard will remove the opacity that often clouds sustainable finance and protect sustainability-minded investors by ensuring their investments align with their values, writes Giuseppe Corsini
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Are debt-for-nature swaps misunderstood?
04 October 2023Debt-for-nature swaps have faced criticism, but they may have an important role to play in protecting biodiversity in developing markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Berkshire Hills: Issuing a sustainable bond is a 'no brainer'
27 September 2023Berkshire Hills hopes its ground-breaking sustainability bond will be followed by others, but the US community bank's Gary Levante tells Ahren Lester the market needs a small and mid-cap 'evolution'