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The detailed rules for the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities look set to come into force, as the European Commission published them on Wednesday, after weeks of intense lobbying and negotiation that had raised the prospect of them being delayed again. Gas will not enter the Taxonomy for now and will be dealt with in separate legislation, but nuclear power could enter the Taxonomy later this year, alarming greens. -
DIC Asset, the German commercial real estate company, has sold €250m worth of Schuldscheine. The debt’s margin is tied to the sustainability of the borrower’s property portfolio.
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French train lessor Akiem has issued €290m of green US private placements, joining the likes of LondonMetric, Montea and King's College in drawing the market further into green and sustainable finance.
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Coats, the UK industrial thread producer, has signed a $360m loan, adding environmental, social and governance metrics to its bank debt for the first time.
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China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is raising multiple bilateral loans worth about $3.85bn to refinance a deal maturing in early May, ditching syndication in favour of one-on-one agreements with banks. But while the cost benefits may be appealing, such an approach by borrowers is unlikely to be sustainable in the longer run. Pan Yue reports.
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Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest has secured a $350m credit line from international lenders. Metalloinvest is the second Russian corporate to tap international lenders since fresh sanctions were announced against Russia by the United States.
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