WATC Green Bond wins KangaNews Sustainability Bond Deal of the Year
Every year KangaNews, a specialised information service covering the Australian and New Zealand debt markets, awards the year's most outstanding institutions and deals.
About the award
The KangaNews Awards are decided based solely on the votes of hundreds of market participants, who are thoroughly and intensively polled for their feedback. Western Australian Treasury Corporation won the 2023 award for Australian Sustainability Bond Deal of the Year, with it's July-2033 green bond, the first green bond delivered since the launch of our Sustainability Bond Framework.
The issuance was heavily oversubscribed, receiving more than $6 billion in investor bids for the $1.9 billion issued.
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