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ING: EU GBS compliance 'must become easier'
18 December 2024The process for securing full compliance with the EU Taxonomy must "become easier" for the full amount of EU Green Bond (EuGB) issuance under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), according to Dutch lender ING.
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Debt-for-nature swaps a 'proven tool' - but not a panacea, says TNC
17 December 2024After a record-breaking 2024 for debt-for-nature swaps, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said it is seeing "greater interest than ever" and expects more in 2025 and beyond - but emphasises that, despite the success, the structure is not a 'silver bullet'.
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Ecuador secures 'incredible' $1bn debt-for-nature swap deal
17 December 2024Ecuador has signed a $1 billion debt-for-nature swap transaction which will secure more than $400 million in conservation funding for the Amazon, in a deal which The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said was full of "incredible firsts"...
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EU Green Bonds 'almost effortless' for key issuers
16 December 2024Several major green bond issuers could find it "almost effortless" to start issuing EU Green Bonds (EuGB) when the landmark regulation comes into effect next week, according to a thinktank.
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Centara Hotels signs THB1bn debut sustainability-linked bond
13 December 2024Centara Hotels and Resorts has raised THB1 billion ($30 million) from its inaugural sustainability-linked bond, amid a record-breaking year for Thai issuance of the performance-based instrument.
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EU GBS: 2025 focus on 'how to cope' with asset challenges, says KfW
12 December 2024German development bank KfW does not expect much issuance using the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) in 2025, but the long-standing green bond issuer said it would focus on "how to cope" with the challenges the 'gold standard' rules create around identifying eligible assets.
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Promigas secures first Colombian 'real economy' social bond
11 December 2024Colombian liquefied natural gas (LNG) firm Promigas signed a deal to issue social bonds worth COP540 billion ($122 million), believed to be the first social bonds issued by a 'real economy' firm in the South American country.
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KfW announces €10bn green bond programme for 2025
10 December 2024German development bank KfW is planning to raise around €10 billion ($10.6 billion) from green bonds in 2025, which puts the third largest green bond issuer in the world on track to cross the $100 billion cumulative issuance...
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'Quiet influence': CTFH has helped make sustainable bond frameworks 'meatier'
10 December 2024The 'Climate Transition Finance Handbook' (CTFH) has helped push the sustainable bond market make the issuer strategy section of frameworks "meatier," according to Natixis.
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Croatian pharmaceutical firm issues milestone SLB
09 December 2024Jadran-Galenski Laboratorij (JGL) has raised €60 million ($64 million) from its debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which is the largest issuance of the performance-based instrument from a private company and the first from a pharmaceutical firm in the country.