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BNP Paribas joins fight against poverty with social bond issue

World Bank issues first bond linking returns to index of companies focused on sustainability

BNP Paribas joins fight against poverty with social bond issue

BNP Paribas has broken new ground in sustainable finance by managing a small but significant bond issuance for the World Bank.

The World Bank has sold €163 million of equity-index linked bonds to French and Italian institutional investors.

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