Green financial bonds from banks show "three increases": doubled scale, diversified entities, and optimized costs

Recently, HZBANK issued green financial bonds with a scale of 5 billion yuan, of which Type I is a 3-year fixed-rate bond with an issuance scale of 4 billion yuan and a coupon rate of 1.78%; Type II is a 3-year floating-rate bond with an issuance scale of 1 billion yuan. Since the beginning of this year, driven by precise policy guidance and market demand, the issuance of green financial bonds in the banking sector has entered the "fast lane," showing significant characteristics of doubled scale, diversified entities, and optimized costs. According to Wind data, as of December 14, the banking sector has issued 68 green financial bonds this year, with an issuance scale exceeding 530 billion yuan, an increase of 333.6 billion yuan compared to the entire last year, and an increase of over 186% compared to the same period last year. From the perspective of issuing entities, state-owned large banks continue to play a "ballast stone" role, joint-stock banks actively follow up, and regional small and medium-sized banks accelerate their entry, forming a development pattern of joint participation by diverse entities. (China Securities Journal)