Green bond issuance rose 33.6%...........>

CHINA DATA: Green bond issuance rose 33.6% year-on-year to $11.52 billion in the

first half of this year, accounting for 20.6% of the global green bond market,

China Central Depository and Clearing (CCDC) said in a report on Monday.

Although the willingness to issue green bonds fell in the first quarter due to

higher funding costs, volume rebounded to $7.85 billion in the second quarter,

from $3.68 billion in the first quarter, the CCDC said. Banks issued 38% of

total green bonds in the first six months, dropping from 87% during the same

period last year, while non-banking institutions also accounted for 38% of the

total. Green bonds with a duration of three years and five years accounted for

the majority of issuances, comprising 42.3% and 35.8% of the total,

respectively.