Scoping the green bond landscape in Africa - SEI brief Key messages

green bonds market, the challenges • Prospects for growth are high given that a growing number of states and other and opportunities it faces, and the actors are either planning to issue green bonds or are developing their own outlook for the future. [...] It summarizes the key developments A green bond is defined in the Green in Africa’s green bonds market and discusses the key stakeholders driving the Bond Principles (GBP) as “any type of developments, the story behind the data and the use of proceeds. [...] re-finance, in part or in full, new and/or existing eligible Green Projects and Major stakeholders, trends and outlook which are aligned with the four core There has been significant growth in the green finance sector in Africa and there components of the GBP”.1 The key is increased interest among a small number of stakeholders in green bonds. [...] The following bullet points highlight some of the main opportunities for African states and investors to use their leverage to boost the growth and development of the green bonds market: 5 The bond was oversubscribed by 220%. [...] We connect is needed both of the perspectives of African states, regulators, stock exchanges and science and decision-making to develop potential issuers on the role of green bonds, and of the needs and expectations of solutions for a sustainable future for all.