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Kenya’s first green bond starts trading

UK Secretary of State for International Development Alok Sharma (second left) and NSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Odundo (left) lead the bell ringing ceremony to mark the start of trading the bond. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Investors keen on eco-friendly projects now have a platform to raise money. This is after East Africa’s premier Sh4.3 billion green bond started trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) yesterday.

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