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Investors show discipline on pricing for Belfius, SR-Bank labelled senior preferred notes

◆ 'Moderate' oversubscription levels ◆ Belfius offers higher NIP for larger size ◆ SpareBank achieves tighter pricing on green five year
Investors pay little heed to alarming worsening of climate

Crédit Agricole restarts euro SNP market with social issue

◆ Higher spread, higher book than tighter priced SP deals ◆ Large French supply expected in the second half of year ◆ Small premium paid

ABN Amro offers more EuGB bonds in €1bn two-part senior deal

◆ Deal comes amid competing supply from other European banks ◆ Both EuGB and ICMA green bond standards used ◆ Low new issue premium paid
Investors pay little heed to alarming worsening of climate
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  • If 2020 was all about piling on the debt as governments around the world rushed to save their economies and societies, 2021 will be all about working out ways to reduce it — or at least sustain it.
  • Everfuel, the Danish hydrogen fuel company, has signed a quasi-equity loan facility from the European Investment Bank, as lenders say that funding for the green transportation sector is shifting from equity to debt.
  • The problem of ocean plastic is so daunting that it is tempting to despair, believing nothing can be done — or at least, that only the might of governments and international organisations stands a chance. A few entrepreneurs, however, are convinced this fight can become investable for mainstream capital markets.
  • The World Bank’s IFC has provided a $200m loan to Nedbank, which is part of a broader attempt to help South African banks grow their green finance operations.
  • Trig, the London-listed renewable infrastructure investment firm, has signed a £500m loan with its margin linked to Sonia rather than Libor, as loans bankers try to encourage borrowers look at their loan documents soon to avoid bottlenecks next year.
  • Having lagged behind bonds in embracing the green agenda, the primary equity capital market came into its own in 2020. With investors more engaged in sustainability and fighting climate change, there are hopes that 2021 will be even greener. Sam Kerr and Aidan Gregory report.