{"id":107012,"date":"2025-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/fab-issues-debut-hkd-390-mn-blue-bond\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:00:00","slug":"fab-issues-debut-hkd-390-mn-blue-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/29\/fab-issues-debut-hkd-390-mn-blue-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"FAB issues debut HKD 390 mn blue bond"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAB enters the blue bond market:<\/strong> First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) issued a five-year HKD 390 mn (USD 50 mn) blue bond through a private placement, marking the first such issuance by a Gulf lender, it said in a<\/a>press release<\/a>. The offering was anchored by an unnamed \u201cdark green\u201d investor \u2014 which buys strictly into sustainable assets \u2014 looking for a water-linked instrument, the statement read. <\/p>\n

SOUND SMART-<\/strong> A blue bond is a type of debt instrument issued to finance projects that protect, restore, or sustainably manage oceans, marine ecosystems, and freshwater resources. These bonds fund initiatives such as marine conservation, sustainable fisheries, clean shipping, coastal resilience, and port decarbonization.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where\u2019s the money going?<\/strong> Eligible initiatives in FAB\u2019s blue asset pool include sustainable water management, climate adaptation projects, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture management, and the protection of terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity. <\/p>\n

Not the first blue paper from the UAE: <\/strong>Port operator DP World issued the MENA region\u2019s first corporate blue<\/a>bond<\/a> worth USD 100 mn back in December of last year. Proceeds were directed toward sustainable port development and marine ecosystem projects. <\/p>\n

UAE \u2665\ufe0f Asian capital: <\/strong>The bond allows FAB to diversify its funding sources and, being denominated in HKD, is expected to attract primarily Asian investors. It\u2019s not the first lender to tap Asian capital as of late, with Emirates NBD returning to the Dim Sum market<\/a> after more than a decade with a CNY 1 bn debt issuance. <\/p>\n

ADVISORS- <\/strong>FAB tapped Cr\u00e9dit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as the sole dealers on the transaction. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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