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Market roundup: Latin America less keen on ESG bonds

The issuance of ESG debt bonds in Latin America has seen a major fall, much bigger than the global trend.

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ESG debt issuance plummets in Latin America

In the first six months of 2022, issuance of ESG-labeled debt bonds in Latin America reached USD 6.6 billion, about half of what was issued in the first half of last year. The dip mainly occurred in Q2, according to a Bank of America client report.

Due to “adverse global market conditions,” labeled bond issuance in the region registered a 82-percent drop in Q2 2022 versus a year prior. The quarter-on-quarter drop reached 72 percent.

Snapshot. In Q2 2022, only three labeled bond issuers operated in the...

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