News

• EF BRIEFS: BRICS, Impax, Hubei, BoCom

  30 March 2016

  The BRICS development bank will issue RMB3 billion ($463 million) of green bonds in the Chinese market as part of its first funding round, it has confirmed.

• IFC upsizes 10-year dollar green bond

  30 March 2016

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has priced a $700 million 10-year green bond.

• Foresight to launch unlabelled green bond fund

  30 March 2016

  Foresight Group is fundraising for a €200 million ($226 million) private debt fund dedicated to unlabelled green project bonds.

• EF BRIEFS: CalPERS, Chinese green bonds, Massachusetts Water

  29 March 2016

  Task force to adopt list of states with similar rules, clearing the way for 2017 take off

• Private equity firm snaps up Irish energy giant

  29 March 2016

  Private equity firm I Squared Capital will acquire Irish energy company Viridian in a deal reported to be worth €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

• EU carbon market weekly update - 29 March 2016

  29 March 2016

  The EUA price fell nine cents last week to close at €4.86, a fall of 1.8%. Trading volumes remained low and, over the course of the week, the daily trading range did not exceed 16 cents.

• Irish sustainable forestry fund eyes first close

  29 March 2016

  An Irish sustainable forestry fund hopes to reach a first close in coming weeks.

• Mexico launches green bond segment on stock exchange

  29 March 2016

  The Mexican stock exchange has launched a section dedicated to green bonds, to help channel investment into low-carbon projects.

• ADB and USAID to develop Indian solar PPPs to encourage private investment

  29 March 2016

  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are to work together to develop public private partnership (PPP) models for the Indian solar sector.

• Abengoa wins temporary reprieve from bankruptcy

  29 March 2016

  Abengoa has won a temporary reprieve from bankruptcy after securing an agreement with 75% of its creditors, giving it seven months in which to restructure.