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Building bridges
1 November 2018Environmental Director Saara Vauramo, PhD believes that a black-and-white approach is never the right one. Not even when it comes to the environment. Saara Vauramo is an Environmental Director who believes firmly in efficient public transport. Even so, she occasionally takes her own car to make her life a little easier. She advocates domestic holidays but occasionally flies to far-away sunny beaches. Recycling is also second nature to Vauramo. But she sometimes accidentally throws a banana skin in the normal bin instead of the biodegradable waste container.
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Cooperation between the Hungarian Development Bank and Eximbank to promote the development of the SME sector
26 October 2018A cooperation agreement has been signed between the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) and Eximbank under which the two institutions will cooperate in providing efficient financing for the SME sector, supporting the regional expansion of Hungarian businesses and disseminating guarantee products. A working group of experts will be responsible for coordinating the available resources and assets.
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Kommuninvest achieves lower funding cost with green bond
18 October 2018Kommuninvest has issued its fifth green bond, and its third in Swedish krona. On Tuesday, the Swedish local government debt office issued a short 5-year SEK 3 billion green bond in an oversubscribed transaction that enabled pricing at 2.5 b.p. inside the issuer’s regular Swedish krona benchmark curve. The performance mirrored Kommuninvest’s previous SEK green bond, issued in April 2018 at 3 b.p. inside the curve.
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The MFB Financial Group and the European Investment Bank conclude a EUR 75 million agreement
15 October 2018The Hungarian Development Bank has won EIB support for the development of its advisory division. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has concluded an agreement on the provision of a substantial credit line with two member organisations of the strategic group of the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB): Diákhitel Központ [the Student Loan Centre] now has access to a credit line of EUR 50 million, while Budapest Bank will receive a EUR 25 million credit line for financing its transactions. In addition, the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) has signed a financing agreement with the EIB for the development of its advisory division.
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MuniFin awarded for its transactions in the Japanese Uridashi market
10 October 2018mtn-i published the winners of its first ever Uridashi Awards, launched to celebrate the successful issuers and banks in the Japanese market. The Uridashi bonds are sold to Japanese retail investors.
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