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NIB: Transmission line expansion powers up green bond issuance prospects
15 January 2025Long-standing green bond issuer Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is confident of strong issuance in 2025 after a successful expansion of its framework, in particular related to electricity power grid investments.
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A $1trn market again - sustainable bonds saw issuance grow in 2024
14 January 2025The sustainable bond market crossed the $1 trillion milestone in 2024, for the first time since its record-breaking 2021 total - but market share fell as issuers, especially in the US, prioritised conventional fixed income instruments.
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Standard Chartered, Apollo launch $3bn energy transition infrastructure credit partnership
14 January 2025Standard Chartered has launched a $3 billion clean energy and transition financing partnership with Apollo, which has resulted in the acquisition of a minority stake in debt origination firm Apterra.
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NIB launches 2025 green bond programme after record 2024
13 January 2025Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has raised NOK2 billion ($175 million) from its first green bond of 2025, as the issuer kick-starts its long-standing NIB Environmental Bond (NEB) programme following record issuance in 2024.
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Rwanda regulator issues sustainable bond guidelines
10 January 2025The Rwanda Capital Market Authority (CMA) has published new guidelines to help create a "internationally credible, replicable, and attractive" sustainable bond market in the East African country.
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GAM: 'Financials are the place to be within sustainability bonds'
10 January 2025More than three years since GAM's Sustainable Climate Bond fund launched, Romain Miginiac tells Ahren Lester that the financial sector remains immensely attractive for both impact and returns
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First SLB of 2025 looms as SFL considers deal
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'Maturing' Chinese ESG ratings market prepares for 'significant' changes in 2025
08 January 2025The increasingly mature Chinese environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating industry looks set to experience significant changes in 2025, according to a major market participant
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AIIB hires banks for first sustainable bond of 2025
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Entra hires banks for potential green bond issuance, buy-back deal
08 January 2025
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Snam raises €1.5bn through green bond and SLB
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Ferrovie dello Stato raises €650m green bond backed by strong ESG demand
19 June 2026Italian state railway group Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) has raised €650 million ($745 million) through a five-year green bond, attracting demand more than three times the size of the transaction.
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Realize secures CAD276m for impact fund-of-funds
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Using the SDGs to invest in sovereign debt
19 June 2026An Aegon fund looks for sovereign sustainability 'improvers', Irina Kurochkina tells Mathilde Dorbessan
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Italy expects 'gradual' growth in sovereign green bond issuance
19 June 2026Italy is expecting to increase its annual issuance of sovereign green bonds in future years, as the country continues to prioritise green investment amid the EU financing wind down, a senior public debt official said.