“Emerging Market Green Debt Sales to Soar Past $100 Billion” – Bloomberg – April 19, 2021
On April 19, 2021 Bloomberg covered a report published by The World Bank and European asset manager Amundi SA that predicts that emerging market green bond issuance “will more than double by 2023 to exceed $100 billion.” “The World Bank’s International Finance Corp. and European asset manager Amundi SA, who together created the world’s largest […]
“Exchange in Focus: JSE lists first Social Bonds on its Sustainability Segment” – SSE Initiative – March 29, 2021
On March 29, 2021, the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative reported that “(t)he Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) welcomes the first listed Social Bonds in South Africa to its Sustainability Segment. The four social bonds valued at R609 million are listed by TUHF Limited (“TUHF”) in partnership with Standard Bank through a securitisation vehicle, Urban […]