FSD Africa Targets $1bn Investments in Green, Gender Bonds
Adedapo Adesanya By Adedapo Adesanya As alternative assets begin to gain ground, FSD Africa has announced plans to help financial…
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NGX, IFC Give Step-by-Step Process for Green Bonds Issuance
Dipo Olowookere By Dipo Olowookere Green bonds issuance is still relatively new in the Nigerian capital market and the Nigerian…
Ecobank Sells $350m Green Bonds at 8.75%
By Dipo Olowookere One of the top financial institutions in Africa, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company…
Investors Stake N33bn on Nigeria’s N15bn Green Bonds
Modupe Gbadeyanka By Modupe Gbadeyanka The second Sovereign Green Bond offering for N15 billion auctioned last week by the Nigerian…
DMO to Issue Fresh Green Bonds to Fund 2018 Budget
By Dipo Olowookere Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Ms Patience Oniha, on Friday disclosed that…
Nigeria Unveils Green Bond Market Development Programme
By Dipo Olowookere On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange launched the Nigeria Green Bond…
Nigerian Pension Funds Diversify into Sukuk, Green Bonds
By Quantitative Financial Analytics Following Nigeria’s endorsement of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on September 21, 2016,…
FG Begins Roadshow for N10.7b Green Bonds Issuance
By Dipo Olowookere Federal Government has commenced a roadshow to sensitise prospective investors as part of preparations towards…
Moody’s Assigns GB1 to Nigeria’s Green Bonds
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Nigeria’s senior unsecured green notes have been assigned a Green Bond Assessment of GB1 (Excellent)…
Nigeria May Issue First Green Bond in June
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The first green bond initiated by former Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, may be…