EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA PRICES THIRD GREEN BOND, RESPONDING TO RISING GLOBAL INTEREST IN CLIMATE FINANCING

Export Development Canada (EDC) today priced USD 500 million 1.625% Fixed Rate Green Bond due June 1, 2020, bringing total ESG green bond issues up to USD 1.1 billion. The proceeds of this Green Bond offering will go towards EDC’s portfolio of green assets, including loan assets made to companies that are active in fields of preservation, protection or remediation of air, water, and/or soil, creation of renewable energy and mitigation of climate change.

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