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Citi issued its first green bond on Tuesday – a €1 billion three-year fixed-rate note.
The bond was larger than anticipated, and oversubscribed, pricing at mid-swaps +58 basis points – in from the initial +75bp area.
The bond will fund renewable energy, sustainable transportation, water quality and conservation, energy efficiency and green building projects financed as part of Citi’s $100 billion environmental finance goal.
Philip Brown, managing director, green and social bond origination, at Citi, said the EUR funding priced competitively compared with other markets, adding that investor interest in green bonds is typically strongest in Europe.
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