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Green bonds are helping support efforts to expand the success of Transmilenio buses for cleaner urban transit in Bogotá, Colombia
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Green Bonds Make Sustainable Investing Easier
A year ago in Davos, World Bank Group President Jim Kim encouraged investors at the World Economic Forum to take a closer look at green bonds, and they did. 2014 was a record year for the young green bond market, with over $35 billion in new issuances, more than triple the year before.Read More »
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