FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germany on Monday (Aug 24) announced details of its first 'green' bond placing, tapping financial markets to fund environmental ...
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germany on Monday announced details of its first"green" bond placing, tapping financial markets to fund environmental projects for the first time.
The country earmarked €54 billion in spending to 2023 as part of a climate package that includes introducing a carbon tax to cut greenhouse gases by 55 per cent by 2030 compared with 1990 levels. It means investors will be able to swap their bonds from one variant to the other, with the aim of making them more attractive to investors, according to Joerg Kukies, parliamentary secretary to the finance ministry.
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