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First green EU bond to spur "absolute riot" of investor demand

Europe's first green bonds are finally arriving, and investors are gearing up for massive interest.
Photo: DAVID MCNEW/AFP / AFP
Photo: DAVID MCNEW/AFP / AFP
by jill ward, bloomberg

The European Union sale, expected in the coming week, will be the starting salvo for as much as EUR 250bn of green bonds that will make it the world's biggest green borrower. In terms of potential demand, the bloc only has itself to beat: a debut social bond last year smashed all-time records with EUR 233bn of orders. 

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