Ahren Lester

Dominican Republic launches $750m debut green bond

The Dominican Republic plans to raise $750 million from its debut sovereign green bond.

ICMA, LMA release 'sustainability-linked loan bond' guidance

Two debt industry bodies have jointly published guidance for the issuance of bonds dedicated to financing sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) in order to develop a new sustainable finance product and support the credibility of the performance-based lending instrument.

Disclosure data checklist among ICMA SLB Principles updates

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published an updated version of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) which includes a new disclosure data checklist intended to "harmonise" and strengthen disclosures for the performance-based instrument.

ICMA publishes innovative 'green enabler' sustainable bond guidance

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published "ground-breaking" guidance for financing 'green enabling' projects in sustainable bonds amid issuer caution in using these critical transition projects in green finance instruments.

Enel 'rewarded' by investors after landmark SLB target miss, says AFII

The return of Enel to the sustainability-linked bond market following its historic target miss is a "strong vote of confidence" in the instrument...

BancoSol issues first Bolivian 'gender' bond

Bolivian lender BancoSol has raised BOB205.8 million ($29 million) from its first women-focused social bond, which is believed to be the first 'gender' bond issued in the South American country.

SLBs: 2024 issuance slumps as issuer wariness grows

Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance in 2024 is running at around half the volume reported in 2023, with issuers - both old and new - largely eschewing market.

Loan round-up: FS Italiane, Epic, Philijalinna ... and more

EU GBS 'not overly costly' for leading utility green bond issuers, says IEEFA

Major European utility sector issuers of green bonds should not find it "overly costly" to switch to issuing EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)-compliant bonds to use the landmark legislation to demonstrate their "better management of transition risk", according to a think tank.

Indosuez launches €70m fixed-maturity green bond fund

Indosuez Wealth Management has launched a €70 million ($75 million) actively managed green bond fund with a fixed maturity of 2028.