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Mexico's development bank's green bond five times oversubscribed
04 November 2015Mexico's development bank, Nacional Financiera (Nafin), has become the first Latin American development bank to tap the green bond market, with a five-times oversubscribed $500 million issue.
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ICBC 'mulling green bond issue'
02 November 2015Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is considering becoming one of the first Chinese issuers of a green bond, in a transaction that could raise some $300 million.
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EF BRIEFS: Union Group, BlackRock, HomeStreet, Chinese cement
01 November 2015The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) has agreed to invest $3.5 million in two hydro plants in Peru.
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Clear outcome at COP21 would enable BNP Paribas' 'dream' of internal carbon pricing
30 October 2015A clear outcome at the climate negotiations in Paris would facilitate BNP Paribas Investment Partners' (BNPP IP) integration of carbon pricing into its funds, according to a specialist at the asset manager.
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Signatories to GBPs break through 100-mark
28 October 2015The number of signatories to the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has broken through the 100-mark, representing another milestone in the market's rapid growth.
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'One fifth of new bonds could be labelled green by 2020' says SEB's Flensborg
28 October 2015Green bond pioneer Christopher Flensborg has predicted that the asset class will account for up to a fifth of all bond issuance between now and the end of the decade.
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EIB issues first Canadian dollar-denominated green bond
28 October 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first Canadian dollar-denominated Climate Awareness Bond (CAB).
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BNG Bank prices €650m sustainability bond
27 October 2015Bank Nederlandse Gemeente (BNG) has priced its second sustainability bond, in a transaction that is set to raise €650 million ($717.5 million).
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The City of Paris to roadshow €300m green bond
27 October 2015The City of Paris will next week roadshow a 'climate bond' it hopes will raise €300 million ($331.6 million).
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Saint Michael's College issues $20m green bond
27 October 2015Saint Michael's College in Vermont has become sixth US university to tap the green bond market this year, with its inaugural $20 million issue.