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Sustainable bonds hit $US7bn

BY KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025 2:38PM

The global sustainable bond market reached US$6.9 trillion at the end of 2024, the Climate Bonds Initiative's latest Global State of the Market Report shows.

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