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India: blue-chip IDBI today takes USD benchmark green bond pitch to Asian+EMEA investors, “Climate Bonds Taxonomy aligned”, saying they’ll certify as soon as new criteria finalized early 2016. Cool! India's plans are BIG; expect more of these

Submitted on Sun, 2015-11-22 15:46

Over the past few months we’ve got to know the work of the IDBI, an Indian development bank. It used to be called the Industrial Development Bank of India, a name that explained them well.

Viva Mexico! Viva Nafin! First Mexican green bond – issued by Nafin & certified under the Climate Bond standard making it the first certified green bond in Latin America ($500m, 3.41%, BBB+ / A3, 5 yrs)

Submitted on Thu, 2015-11-05 00:00

The Mexican state-owned development bank, Nacional Financiera S.N.C (Nafin), issued its inaugural green bond of $500m. The bond is the first green bond in Mexico, and also the first green bond in Latin America to receive internationally recognised Climate Bonds Certification by the

Consultation period for Climate Bonds Standard v2.0 extended to 30 Sept. Designed to support green credentials while keeping cost of transaction low. Incorps Green Bond Principles

Submitted on Thu, 2015-09-03 21:00

As you may recollect, we published on 17 July the draft of version 2.0 of the Climate Bonds Standard. The updated text has three key improvements: