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How to respond to climate change and environmental sustainability were “of central importance” in the European Central Bank’s review of its monetary policy framework, the ECB said on Thursday as it published the results of the long-awaited review. It has designed a detailed roadmap for incorporating climate considerations across its monetary policy activities, including corporate bond purchases — but environmentalists are likely to be disappointed with the slow pace of reform. -
The London branch of South African lender Investec has successfully debuted in the sustainability-linked syndicated loan market.
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Indian state-owned companies have returned in force to the loan market, raising funds for their planned capital expenditure as Covid-19 cases slow in the country. But the aggressive pricing offered by local banks means foreign lenders may end up being squeezed out. Pan Yue reports.
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BOC Aviation, the aircraft leasing arm of Bank of China, has launched a $750m borrowing into general syndication.
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Oriental Petrochemical (Taiwan) Co, a subsidiary of conglomerate Far Eastern Group, is planning a return to the loan market for a dual currency borrowing that will include a dollar portion for the first time.
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The European Commission launched on Tuesday a second big wave of regulation that will soon be controlling more aspects of sustainable finance more tightly. There is a tendency to think anything with the word “sustainable” attached to it is good. But capital markets specialists must ask themselves: will the regulations be helpful?
