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KfW sails past $100bn green bond milestone amid upsized 2025 plans
14 May 2025KfW has now crossed the $100 billion green bond issuance milestone after a €4 billion ($4.5 billion) deal, with the German development bank expecting to surpass its initial €10 billion green bond fundraise target in 2025.
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Sustainable debt round-up: France, EDF, Scottish Power ... and more
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SocGen: Blue bonds push is a 'positive move'
14 May 2025Although cautious about the need for additional sustainable bond labels, Société Générale argues that 'blue bonds' are a "positive"...
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Sustainable bonds still present 'challenge' for EU 'dark green' funds
13 May 2025EU regulatory focus on 'look-through' impact assessment for labelled sustainable bond investments poses a challenge for EU 'dark green' funds, according to MainStreet Partners - despite strong compliance between sustainable bonds and Paris-Aligned Benchmarks (PAB).
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ResponsAbility, IDB Invest finance $26m green bond for Royal America
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Sustainable Fitch: Social-themed debt resilient despite broader labelled bond decline
09 May 2025 -
Iberdrola issues first green bond under EU standard
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Sustainable debt round-up: IBRD, Singapore, Invenergy ... and more
07 May 2025 -
UAE has 'immense potential' for green bond issuance diversification
01 May 2025From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi
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Just transition is growing in importance in Gulf sustainable finance
01 May 2025From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi
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Sustainable debt round-up: Singapore, SSAB, Hyundai Card ... and more
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Gulf should become the 'Silicon Valley of sustainable finance', says GCFC
30 April 2025Genevieve Redgrave reporting from Abu Dhabi
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Nordea loans SEK628m to 211MW BESS portfolio
28 April 2025 -
Pakistan readies sovereign green sukuk and 'Panda' bond
25 April 2025Pakistan 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.
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Sustainable debt round-up: CAFFIL, NYK Line, Akbank ... and more
23 April 2025
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Average coupon of sustainable bonds by quarter
2024 was a story of two halves for sustainable bond coupon rates. The first half of the year saw coupons edge up to an average of 5.06% in Q2 - the highest they have been during five year period looked at in the below chart. After the second quarter there was a sharp decline in average coupon rates to 4.13% in Q3, falling further to 4% in Q4. Even with the decline in the second half of the year, average coupons for full year 2024 were the highest they have been over this five-year period.
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