(Vienna) As of today, Raiffeisen Bank International's first green benchmark bond (XS1852213930) is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The EUR 500 million bond has a maturity of three years and an interest rate of 0.25%. With a denomination of EUR 100,000, the green bond is addressed to institutional investors. With the issue of Raiffeisen Bank International the volume of green and social bonds listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange increases to EUR 1.6 billion.
"The market for green bonds is still young, but is experiencing strong growth worldwide," says CEO Christoph Boschan. "There is also growing interest in Austria. We therefore responded quickly and set up our own platform for green and social bonds, which has been well-received by the market. Sustainable bonds and the transparency and integrity of these are a topic of the future. With our bond experts, we are ideally equipped for the forthcoming."
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