Philippines in talks with banks on structure of maiden green bond issue – finmin

MANILA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said on Thursday the government was in talks with various banks on the appropriate structure for its planned maiden green bond offering.

The discussions include the size and tenure of the bonds, and the government was also “looking at a window of opportunity in different currency markets,” he told reporters.

(Reporting by Enrico Dela Cruz; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)

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