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The European Union’s Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, the cornerstone of its action on sustainable finance, looks set to bless several technologies such as biofuels and hydroelectric power that are not just environmentally questionable but actively harmful, as a result of lobbying by vested interests. -
AIIB's Mills Hagen leaves for Opec Fund — Horta Osório to chair Credit Suisse, replaced by Nunn — Mulderrig to head up European debt syndicate at UBS
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The European Commission is considering a way to proceed with its €750bn coronavirus recovery fund that will exclude Hungary and Poland. The two countries have stood firm in their opposition over the idea that receipt of EU funds will depend on states adhering to the rule of law.
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Government debt management offices are facing a new experience: bond investors enquiring about their countries’ environmental, social and governance attributes.
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The UK's national infrastructure bank set to be launched by the government could focus on a range of green investment opportunities, including setting up a scheme like the US's Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) model.
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The newest recruit to the ranks of large supranational issuers is also the bulkiest. Responding to Covid-19, the EU has created the €100bn SURE fund, active already, and a €750bn Next Gen EU programme, coming next year. Both are bond-financed, requiring a huge increase in the EU’s until now modest issuance, especially in the next two or three years.
