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    Global green bond issuance reached US$25.8 billion in the first quarter

    • Last Update: 2022-12-26
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    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) revised the total green bond issuance for 2017 to US$160.
    8 billion (€133 billion) from a previously reported US$155.
    5 billion and said the preliminary figure for the first quarter of 2018 (Q1) was US$25.
    8 billion
    .

    According to the report, preliminary statistics show that global green bond issuance in the first quarter reached US$25.
    8 billion, of which Sweden issued 11, China issued 10 and the United States issued 9.

    In the first quarter, 52 issuers from 21 countries around the world participated in green bond issuances
    .
    Meanwhile, Indonesia and Iceland issued their first green bonds in the first quarter, bringing the total number of countries and regions in the world to 47
    .
    At the same time, 25 new publishers came from 12 countries and regions
    around the world.
    So far, the cumulative number of green bond issuers
    in the world has reached 440.
    Indonesia and Belgium added sovereign green bond issuers
    , bringing the global total to six.

    Global green bond issuance was strong in March, with 27 deals and 17 issuers in 10 countries, seven of which were from China
    .

    Green bond issuance maintained its momentum in the first quarter of 2018, with 71 green bonds from 52 issuers reaching a preliminary figure of US$25.
    8 billion.

    Developed markets issued $17.
    4 billion, a third of which came from two deals in Belgium: Belgian sovereign green OLO and green bonds
    from logistics company WDP.

    In terms of size, Belgium, France and China lead the global green bond market
    .
    Issuance from emerging markets is increasing, accounting for 32% of quarterly issuance, compared to just 15%
    in the first quarter of 2017.

    Sovereign funds played a central role in the quarter, accounting for about
    one-third of developed and emerging market issuance.
    This trend will continue
    in the coming quarters.

    The performance of the first quarter already indicates that 2018 is off to a good start
    .
    With the launch of major green finance events and green bond commitments, there are many opportunities for the market to double each year, with the $1 trillion milestone
    expected by 2020.

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) revised the total green bond issuance for 2017 to US$160.
    8 billion (€133 billion) from a previously reported US$155.
    5 billion and said the preliminary figure for the first quarter of 2018 (Q1) was US$25.
    8 billion
    .

    Green bonds

    According to the report, preliminary statistics show that global green bond issuance in the first quarter reached US$25.
    8 billion, of which Sweden issued 11, China issued 10 and the United States issued 9.

    In the first quarter, 52 issuers from 21 countries around the world participated in green bond issuances
    .
    Meanwhile, Indonesia and Iceland issued their first green bonds in the first quarter, bringing the total number of countries and regions in the world to 47
    .
    At the same time, 25 new publishers came from 12 countries and regions
    around the world.
    So far, the cumulative number of green bond issuers
    in the world has reached 440.
    Indonesia and Belgium added sovereign green bond issuers
    , bringing the global total to six.

    Global green bond issuance was strong in March, with 27 deals and 17 issuers in 10 countries, seven of which were from China
    .

    Green bond issuance maintained its momentum in the first quarter of 2018, with 71 green bonds from 52 issuers reaching a preliminary figure of US$25.
    8 billion.

    Developed markets issued $17.
    4 billion, a third of which came from two deals in Belgium: Belgian sovereign green OLO and green bonds
    from logistics company WDP.

    In terms of size, Belgium, France and China lead the global green bond market
    .
    Issuance from emerging markets is increasing, accounting for 32% of quarterly issuance, compared to just 15%
    in the first quarter of 2017.

    Sovereign funds played a central role in the quarter, accounting for about
    one-third of developed and emerging market issuance.
    This trend will continue
    in the coming quarters.

    The performance of the first quarter already indicates that 2018 is off to a good start
    .
    With the launch of major green finance events and green bond commitments, there are many opportunities for the market to double each year, with the $1 trillion milestone
    expected by 2020.

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