Victoria in Australia’s first green semi

20 July 2016

 

Normally new issues of semi-government bonds is fairly sedate with around four a month on average. This week we have had three and one of them is the first of its kind in this segment of the Australian bond market. Victoria has become the first state to issue a green bond. Treasury Corporation Victoria (TCV) issued $300 million worth of 1.75% July 2021 bonds which have been certified as green...

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