Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian finance ministry has commenced the required procedures for Egypt’s first green bond issue on global markets, according to a statement.
Egypt will be the first country in the Middle East and North African to issue sovereign green bonds.
The North African country seeks to diversify financial resources and attract more investors to the Egyptian market, along with the reduction of the cost of finance of government securities.
A group of four banks were hired to act as book-runners for the issue, including Deutsche Bank, Citi Bank, HSBC, and Credit Agricole, Egypt's Finance Minister Mohamed Maait revealed.
The minister added that HSBC and Credit Agricole were also hired to act as advisors for the issue.
