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Sustainable debt round-up: Singapore, SSAB, Hyundai Card ... and more

Gulf should become the 'Silicon Valley of sustainable finance', says GCFC

Genevieve Redgrave reporting from Abu Dhabi

Pakistan readies sovereign green sukuk and 'Panda' bond

Pakistan is expected to issue a sovereign green sukuk and Chinese renminbi-denominated 'Panda' bond in 2025, as the central bank also prepares to publish a green taxonomy by June.

Sustainable debt round-up: CAFFIL, NYK Line, Akbank ... and more

'Huge interest' from asset owners in fossil fuel expansion-focused bond index

Asset owners are "excited" by the potential for a fossil fuel expansion-focused corporate bond index and its "new form of bondholder engagement", which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2025, according to a researcher working on the project.

Wary American firms trigger debut sustainable bond issuance lull

The number of inaugural sustainable bond issuers in the first quarter of 2025 fell a third compared to the year prior, as US and Latin American issuers grew cautious about making a market debut.

Sustainable debt round-up: Germany, China, Grupo Enhol ... and more

Sustainable bond issuance falls 20% amid corporate, sovereign slump

Sustainable bond issuance volumes have fallen by more than a fifth in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the year prior, after corporate and sovereign issuance slumped by 40%.

Green bond issuers 'need to know what counts' as climate adaptation investment

For more climate adaptation and resilience investments to feature in green bond transactions there is a need for taxonomies to be developed and public issuers to come to the market, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Sustainable debt round-up: Nordea, SNCF, EIB ... and more