“EM alliance unveils green bond standards” – Minerva Analytics – August 20, 2021
On August 20, 2021 Minerva Analytics reported that “(a) group of emerging markets investors have put forward new guidelines for issuers of labelled green bonds in a push to strengthen this nascent market in developing economies. The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) has developed the standards amid concerns of greenwashing as governments and corporates increasingly turn to […]
“Deutsche Bank Pegs Turkey Repo Finance Deal to Gender, Climate” – Bloomberg – August 12, 2021
On August 12, 2021 Bloomberg reported that “Deutsche Bank AG has tied the interest rate on an interbank financing deal with AkbankTAS to goals on gender balance, renewable energy use and avoidance of funding to coal power plants, which it says is a first in the region. The $300 million repurchase agreement with Turkey’s second-largest lender […]