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Europe

SWIFT Gives Blockchain Platforms Access to ‘Instant’ GPI Payments Following R3...

Global interbank messaging giant SWIFT has revealed it will allow blockchain firms to make use of its Global Payments Innovation (GPI) platform for near real-time...

Green Bond Issuance Surpasses $100 bln so far this Year-data

Global green bond issuance has surpassed the $100 billion mark already this year, the first time the milestone has been reached in the first...

Leveraged Loan Investors Push Private Equity Firms on ESG

Private equity firms are under pressure to boost their use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria as debt investors and limited partners in...

Malta to Require All Rental Contracts to Be Registered on Blockchain

The Malta government’s new rent laws will require all property rental contracts to be registered on the blockchain, Malta Today reported, citing the island...

Long-awaited EU Green Finance Taxonomy Sets High Industry Standard

One of the most frequently encountered tropes about the green finance market is the lack of standardised definitions of what precisely constitutes “green” when...

EU Issues ‘Green’ Investment Guide to Help Combat Climate Change

The European Commission sought to boost the flow of private money to tackle climate change on Tuesday by publishing guidelines on what qualifies as...