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Province of Ontario prices second green bond
26 January 2016The Canadian province of Ontario has priced a C$750 million ($523 million) green bond.
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Third issue takes EIB through $1bn of green bonds in January
25 January 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its third green bond of the year, taking it through the $1 billion mark, just weeks into 20
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Kommuninvest set to issue benchmark green bond
25 January 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest is gearing up to launch its inaugural green bond, a benchmark issue to help finance and refinance its green loan book.
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EF BRIEFS: Iberdrola, Munich Re, CoPower, Haringey Council Pension Fund, Swiss Re
25 January 2016MEAG, the asset management arm of Munich Re, has bought a 27MW solar farm in the UK from BayWa r.e.
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EF BRIEFS: Capstone, PRI, Juwi, KfW, Gothaer
22 January 2016Canadian renewables operator Capstone Infrastructure – formerly known as the Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund – will be acquired by a London-based fund in a $480 million deal.
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Chinese bank to issue RMB50bn in green bonds
21 January 2016A Chinese commercial bank has gained regulatory approval to issue up to RMB50 billion ($7.6 billion) of green bonds, according to a document filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Ireland set for first green bond
20 January 2016Irish renewables firm Gaelectric plans to issue the country's first green bond.
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Dutch bank eyes return to the green bond market
20 January 2016A Dutch public sector bank is gearing up to return to the green bond in the coming months, Environmental Finance has learnt.
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Bangladesh Bank 'working on green bond'
15 January 2016Bangladesh Bank is readying itself to issue a green bond – which could be the first ever from a central bank.
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London pushes to make itself home of green finance
15 January 2016The UK has stepped up efforts to cement itself as the global hub of climate finance, launching an initiative with the UN.