Q&A Video with Erste Group and RBI
Green Bonds and Securitisation Series
This video accompanies the previous article How do market players view the European Green Bond Standard?.
Will the new Green Bond Standard proposed by the European Commission have a positive impact on the Green Bond Market? Can a price on carbon be a boost to the Green Bond Market and Green Assets? What are the most promising sectors in which proceeds from Green Bonds are invested?
Wolf Theiss’ Banking & Finance experts, Partner Matthias Schimka and Senior Associate Nevena Skocic, raised these questions to Jörg Liesenfeld, Transaction & Efficiency Management Leader at Raiffeisen Bank International, and to Danijel Ficulovic, legal counsel for DCM transactions and member of the Long Term Funding team of Erste Group in this video Q&A.
Hear what they had to say about the effect that increased oversight in the Green Bond Market could have on issues such as greenwashing and increased investment in renewable energy, among other interesting tidbits related to the future of Green Bonds.
How do market players view the European Green Bond Standard?
Q&A Video with Erste Group and RBI Green Bonds and Securitisation Series This video accompanies the previous article How do market players view the European Green Bond Standard?. Will the new Green Bond Standard proposed by the European Commission have a positive impact on the Green Bond Market? Can a price on carbon be a […]...
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