Now the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is getting with the "themed" bonds rhythm: they're marketing Water Bonds to finance its work in the AsiaPac water sector. Daiwa Securities is lead manager; bonds will be issued in Australian dollars and South African rand.
While bond finance for water infrastructure is commonly sought in developed countries, it's rare in emerging nations.
A day after launching a 600m Swedish Kroner Green Bond, the World Bank has launched another 10 new Green Bonds denominated in different currencies.
The 10 bonds are primarily for the new, open-ended, Nikko World Bank Green Bond fund, previously reported.
The World Bank has just done another NZD 75mm Green Bond, tailored for individual (retail) investors in Japan. They are billing them as "An innovative way for Japanese investors to help combat climate change through a high
quality bond investment". The lead manager is Daiwa.
Nomura Securities Co. has announced that it will start selling environment-related bonds issued by Nordic Investment Bank on January 22.
Nordic's three-year bonds will be available in the New Zealand dollar and South African rand, with funds expected to be applied to loans for renewable energy and many other environmental projects.
Japanese media are referring to the bonds as "green bonds", a sign of local interest in such issues.
Green banking specialist Triodos this weekend launched a new range of climate change bonds designed to offer consumers the chance to easily invest their savings in
