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billion) from an "extraordinary" greenbond of 2024, which the German developmentbank said reopens the discussions around the 'greenium' for greenbonds. KfW has raised €4 billion ($4.3
billion) from greenbonds in 2023, after the German developmentbank reached a $65 billion cumulative issuance total in 2022. KfW plans to raise a further €10 billion ($10.6
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