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Austria: Greenium justified as there is 'no free lunch' for investors
23 January 2024Up to 60 people work on Austria's green bond reporting, Markus Stix tells Ahren Lester
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NIB aims for record 2024 green bond issuance after stellar start
17 January 20242024 could prove a landmark year for the long-standing green bond issuer amid updates to its framework and record issuance volumes on the cards, Jens Hellerup tells Ahren Lester
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Sovereigns lead 2023 sustainable bond issuance back to growth
10 January 2024Resurgent green bond issuance and record-breaking activity from governments edged the sustainable bond market back close to $1 trillion in 2023, Ahren Lester reports
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Paul Tang: EU must emphasise transition finance
05 January 2024The EU has been too focused on 'green' in its sustainable finance, the Dutch MEP tells Ahren Lester
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Denmark: Green bonds are leading to green dogma
02 January 2024Greenium is 'natural course' for green bonds, but is not the objective, Simon Hajaj Ruby Harmat tells Ahren Lester
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Fitch: Social to rise up the sustainable bond agenda in 2024
19 December 2023Nature-related sustainable bond issuance is set to give social co-benefits greater prominence in 2024, Sustainable Fitch says. Ahren Lester reports
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Sustainability-linked shipping finance ready to set sail
18 December 2023Shipping firms could turn to more sustainability-linked finance after the IMO delivered a long-awaited net zero transition plan. Ahren Lester reports
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Opening the black box of sovereign debt and climate risks
07 December 2023Sovereign debt investors are ready to use the first-of-its-kind Ascor tool to assess countries' climate progress, Adam Matthews and Esther Law tell Michael Hurley
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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