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Nigerian sovereign green bond return nearly twice oversubscribed
20 June 2025The orderbook for the first Nigeria sovereign green bond in almost six years was almost twice the offered amount as the country emphasised that these instruments will become "increasingly important" to the issuer.
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GSAM: 'Compelling' EM sustainable bond opportunity, but 'strong engagement' needed
19 June 2025Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) said emerging market (EM) sustainable bonds offer a "compelling" investment opportunity for fixed income investors, but a nuanced approach with a "strong engagement effort" will be required to deliver investment and impact promise.
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Carrefour raises €650m from first SLB under new framework
18 June 2025French supermarket chain Carrefour has raised €650 million ($750 million) from the first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) it has issued under its updated and expanded framework.
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Goldman Sachs launches $29m emerging market sustainable bond fund
18 June 2025Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched an actively managed emerging market (EM)-focused green and social bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, Covivio, Togo ... and more
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Nigeria makes green bond return after six-year hiatus
17 June 2025Nigeria is planning to raise up to NGN50 billion ($32 million) from its third green bond, almost six years since the sovereign issuer was last active in the market.
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Auckland Council launches rare muni sustainability-linked bond
17 June 2025New Zealand city government Auckland Council has launched a debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which will see it become one of the first municipal issuers of the performance-based instrument.
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Croatian investment firm's second SLB sees strong investor demand
16 June 2025Bosqar Invest has raised €143 million ($165 million) from its second sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the Zagreb-based investment firm hails the largest such deal from a private, Croatian, non-financial corporate issuer.
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European green bonds will take off, but slowly, says SEB's Kiviniemi
16 June 2025The EU Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) should not be a "significant burden" for most issuers to apply, but it will likely take some time for it to become widespread, according to SEB.
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HASI raises $1bn from green bond in slow market
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CAF raises €100m from BNP Paribas-backed 'blue' bond debut
13 June 2025Development bank CAF has raised €100 million ($116 million) from its inaugural 'blue' bond focused on the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, the first issued under its updated sustainable bond framework.
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Galicia marketing potential EuGB debut as issuance quickens
13 June 2025The Spanish region of Galicia is understood to be roadshowing the potential debut issuance of a 'gold standard' European Green Bond (EuGB), shortly after Madrid hailed its own "impressive" entry into the new market.
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Philippine bank upsizes sustainability bond by eight times amid 'enthusiastic' demand
12 June 2025The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has raised PHP40 billion ($715 million) from its debut sustainability bond...
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Sustainable debt round-up: Italy, EU, Madrid ... and more
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EuGB issuance picks up pace with Covivio, Norsk Hydro debuts
11 June 2025Two ground-breaking European Green Bond (EuGB) issues highlight the momentum building behind the 'gold standard' sustainable bond label in the last few weeks.
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Regional share of issuance over time
The past five years have seen the regional making of sustainable bond issuance shift in the face of global dynamics. In 2020 supranational issuance surged in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, yet receded as Asian issuance grew and European issuance dominated while North American issuance fluctuated between 2020 and 2025.
However Q1 2025 has seen a large drop off in the share of both North American and Asian issuance in the face of economic uncertainty, and in the US particularly – political backlash to sustainable financing. Conversely the share of supranational issuance has returned to similar levels as in 2020, with a quarter of the market compared to 26% in 2020. Meanwhile Middle Eastern issuance, which accounted for only 0.66% of the sustainable bond market in 2020 now accounts for 2.2% in the first quarter of 2025.
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