{"id":601903,"date":"2019-03-13T03:57:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T03:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/03\/13\/government-is-considering-issuing-green-bonds-locally\/"},"modified":"2019-03-13T03:57:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T03:57:50","slug":"government-is-considering-issuing-green-bonds-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/03\/13\/government-is-considering-issuing-green-bonds-locally\/","title":{"rendered":"Government is considering issuing green bonds locally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a><b> EXCLUSIVE- Egypt considers local green bond issuance:<\/b> The Madbouly government is studying the possibility of moving ahead with a local issuance of green bonds in tandem with a planned international issuance in 4Q2018-19 or 1Q2019-20, a senior government official told Enterprise. The issuance of green bonds comes as part of the government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/03\/10\/egypt-begins-implementing-debt-reduction-strategy\/\">new comprehensive debt strategy<\/a>that aims to diversify the treasury\u2019s sources of financing. The government is also mulling whether to float local-currency bonds internationally.<\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s a green bond?<\/b> Effectively, a lower-yield form of bond that finances \u201cclimate-smart\u201d projects including renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects in emerging markets. The International Finance Corporation and the Financial Regulatory Authority have <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/06\/28\/green-bonds-coming-to-egypt\/\">been discussing<\/a> since June what guidelines for Egyptian green bonds might look like. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifc.org\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/news_ext_content\/ifc_external_corporate_site\/news+and+events\/news\/perspectives\/perspectives-i1c2\">You can read more about green bonds here courtesy the IFC<\/a>, which notes that more than USD 155 bn has been raised via green bonds globally.<\/p>\n<p><b>Background:<\/b> The Finance Ministry is looking to deploy new debt instruments as it tweaks the mix and tenor of funding instruments it uses. Vice Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/02\/21\/egypt-closes-usd-4-bn-eurobond-issuance-offering-5x-oversubscribed\/\">said last month<\/a> that Egypt aims to see long-term domestic bonds rise to account for about 70% of annual offerings by 2020. His remarks came after Egypt sold USD 4 bn worth of USD-denominated eurobonds. Egypt is planning to offer up to USD 7 bn in foreign-currency-denominated bonds in 1Q2019, and more USD- and EUR-denominated bonds by the end of 2Q2019, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/egypt-bonds\/update-1-egypt-to-offer-foreign-currency-bond-this-quarter-minister-says-idUSL5N1ZU1UB\">had said in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE- Egypt considers local green bond issuance: The Madbouly government is studying the possibility of moving ahead with a local issuance of green bonds in tandem with a planned international issuance in 4Q2018-19 or 1Q2019-20, a senior government official told Enterprise. 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