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BKK utsteder de første grønne obligasjonene fra en norsk bedrift - NOK 1.1mrd ($171.7mill.), løpetid 7 år og kjøpt opp I løpet av 3 timer! Sterk etterspørsel - forvent flere grønne obligasjoner i det norske markedet

(For you poor non-Norwegian readers, we publish in norsk to celebrate that this is the first corporate green bond as well as largest green bond in Norway, and the first hydro-only green bond in the world.)

Av Beate Sonerud, Climate Bonds Initiative policy analyst

MIT issues green property bonds to refinance green buildings, $370m, 24 yr, 3.959% coupon, Aaae. We like!

I've been in Montreal today discussing the prospects for green property bonds and arguing it's as much about re-financing as new projects. We want an owner of a green hotel chain to be able to issue green bonds (and hopefully expand the chain) as much as an owner doing a new retrofit.

Nordic Investment Bank issues US$500m, 7yr green bond – benchmark size & longest green bond issued by a supra in USD to date. 1.6x oversubscribed!

Yesterday, The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) issued their 6th (and largest!), green bond, to date: The USD 500mn, AAA-rated bond, with 7-year maturity and 2.25% coupon, was more than 1.6x oversubscribed, according to the bank’s pr

Norway Fjordland's BKK dives in with a green hydro bond - NOK 1.1bn ($171.7m), 7yrs - closes bond within 3 hrs! Yes, strong demand. Expect more green hydro bonds!

BKK, a Norwegian power company based in Bergen, yesterday closed Norway’s first corporate green bond. It overtakes IBRD’s NOK 400m bond as the largest green issuance in Norwegian Krone.

Now here's something to like: OPIC issues $47.3m green project bond with a guarantee. Good example of how rich world can assist developing.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is the US government’s development finance institution. It has just issued $47.3m of something called “Green Guaranties”, also known as government-guaranteed Certificates of Participation (CoP)".