UK's first green gilt smashes records with £90bn of demand

Investors have placed more than £90bn in orders, reports say

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UK's first green gilt smashes records with £90bn of demand

The UK’s first green gilt is on track to beat all previous records for British government debt sales.

Investors are said to have placed more than £90bn in orders for the 0.875% July 2033 green gilt this morning, according to Reuters, with price guidance for the green government bond tightened to 7....

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