Climate-Bonds

Wkly blog: KfW’s CEO: GB gets better price+investor diversity! KfW 1st kanga A$600($456m) goes bananas/OPIC 3rd 2015 offering $37.4m/More green US munis: Mass, Tacoma, Uni Arizona, Virginia Uni/ EIB’s impact reporting/CICERO’s green shades/WB’s Kyte call

Submitted on Wed, 2015-04-08 12:18

Development bank issuance

Massive demand for KfW’s third green bond offering, and first ever kanga bond, sees it upsize to A$600m ($456m) and its still oversubscribed! 5.25yrs, AAA, 2.4% coupon

After a blazing entry to the green bond market last summer German development bank KfW continued to lead with a Kanga (Australian dollar denominated) bond to the tune of A$600m ($456m). It’s KfW’s first ever Australian dollar bond.

Wkly blog: 1st recycling #GreenBond from France’s Paprec, another 1st #GreenBond from Swedish Wallenstam for wind+hydro; + Australian Hallett Hill wind project bond met with huge demand! + more repeat issuance from EIB, EBRD & World bank

Submitted on Thu, 2015-03-26 02:34

Development bank issuance

EIB taps their 2026 Climate Awareness Bond for a further EUR 250m ($274m), coupon 1.25%, AAA

Invitation: Beijing 24 March 19:00 - lecture & launch of our "Growing a Green Bonds Market in China" white paper + "How-to issue a Green Bond in China" guide

Submitted on Wed, 2015-03-18 14:09

Next Tuesday in Beijing at the Establishing Green Bond Market in China workshop we will be launching a white paper outlining the key recommendations for Chinese policymakers on how to grow the green bonds market in China as well a Green Bond issuance guide (look out for the release on Tuesday!).

Weekly Update: EIB EUR400m ($450m) GB @negative yield! / India’s 1st GB from YesBank closes @INR10bn ($161m), 2x initial / DeutscheBank makes EUR1bn GB commitment / North Rhine-Westphalia brewing / Thai Govt oilco to issue GB

Submitted on Mon, 2015-03-02 13:26

EIB taps EUR400m from 2019 AAA Climate Awareness Bond — and prices at a negative yield!