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  "title": "Sovereign ESG Bond Issuance: A Guidance Note for Sovereign Debt Managers",
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  "summary": "This paper aims to provide guidance to issuers of sovereign ESG bonds, with a focus on Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs).",
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      "content": "- Purpose: Provide guidance to issuers of sovereign ESG bonds, with a focus on Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs).\n- Structure: Begins with an overview of ESG financing options available to sovereign issuers, followed by an analysis of the operational requirements and costs of issuing sovereign ESG bonds.\n- Instrument focus: Uses green bonds to describe the issuance process while also covering alternative instruments to give a comprehensive view of the ESG bond marketplace."
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      "content": "- Geographic focus: Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs).\n- Target audience: Issuers of sovereign ESG bonds and other stakeholders involved in sovereign debt management and sustainable finance.\n- Subject areas listed: Bonds, Climate finance, Corporate social responsibility, Economic sectors, Environment, Financial institutions, Sovereign bonds."
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      "content": "- Overview of ESG financing options available to sovereign issuers.\n- Analysis of operational requirements and costs entailed by sovereign ESG bond issuance.\n- Coverage of instrument types:\n  - Green bonds (used to illustrate issuance process).\n  - Social bonds.\n  - Sustainability-linked bonds.\n  - Other ESG-related instruments to provide a comprehensive marketplace view."
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      "content": "- The paper contains an analysis of operational requirements and costs associated with sovereign ESG bond issuance; specific cost figures are not provided on this page."
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      "content": "- Practical guidance on preparing and executing sovereign ESG bond issuance.\n- Comparative perspective on alternative ESG instruments (green, social, sustainability-linked) to inform issuance strategy and stakeholder engagement.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2023/03/11/sovereign-esg-bond-issuance-a-guidance-note-for-sovereign-debt-managers-530638"
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    "Authors: Peter Lindner, Kay Chung",
    "Published: March 10, 2023",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400235047.001",
    "Purpose: Provide guidance to issuers of sovereign ESG bonds, with a focus on Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs).",
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    "Geographic focus: Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs).",
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