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Increasing demand from investors is driving a recent rise in attention to ESG principles as Brazilian companies wrestle with issues of the Amazon deforestation, social inequality, and corruption. Notable market activity includes:
Sustainable and green bonds are trending in Latin America in Q1 2021
International bonds tied to ESG projects are growing vigorously in Latin America. Bloomberg reported that the volume of sustainable debt sales through March 2021 has been the highest ever, $8.7 billion, corresponding to almost the total volume in 2020 ($10.8 billion).
Specifically, sustainable bonds are gaining popularity in Brazil
BTG Pactual joins the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network
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The bank registered green issuances with Nasdaq to become the first in Latin America to join the Sustainable Bond Network
SÃO PAULO, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ BTG Pactual (BPAC11), the largest investment bank in Latin America, has joined the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network (NSBN), the U.S. stock exchange s database of information on the main issuances of sustainable bonds around the world. The bank registered its raising of US$ 500 million in green bonds, from January this year, alongside two other minor issuances made in 2020, and became the first financial institution from Latin America to join the list.
Nasdaq, Inc.: Nasdaq s European Debt Market Showed Continued Growth in 2020
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) saw its European Debt Market grow by 8 percent in 2020. Continued interest to list Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programs and strong demand for ESG investment opportunities have fueled the expansion. Issuers have also tapped the debt capital markets to raise funds to support Covid-19 pandemic mitigation efforts.
The market for corporate debt grew with 18 percent in 2020. Nasdaq has also seen the number of listed Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programs increase throughout the year, continuing a trend that started in 2019.
Total listed volumes on the Nasdaq Sustainable Debt Market increased 53 percent year over year in 2020. The global pandemic has fueled fundraising efforts among many governments, NGOs and companies, including the Nordic Investment Bank which issued bonds to support the government of Estonia. In September, Nasdaq Helsi
Nasdaq’s European Debt Market Showed Continued Growth in 2020
February 04, 2021 03:02 ET | Source: Nasdaq, Inc. Nasdaq, Inc. New York, New York, UNITED STATES
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) saw its European Debt Market grow by 8 percent in 2020. Continued interest to list Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programs and strong demand for ESG investment opportunities have fueled the expansion. Issuers have also tapped the debt capital markets to raise funds to support Covid-19 pandemic mitigation efforts.
The market for corporate debt grew with 18 percent in 2020. Nasdaq has also seen the number of listed Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programs increase throughout the year, continuing a trend that started in 2019.