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SOCAR issues $200M "green bonds" to boost climate finance in Azerbaijan, supporting renewable energy and zero-emission goals by 2050. Invest by Feb 28, 2025.
Azerbaijan’s state-run oil company set to issue inaugural “green bonds” which will definitely boost climate finance market in the country.
On 15th January, SOCAR will issue 200,000 bonds with a nominal value of $1,000 each. Offering an annual yield of 6%, the bonds will provide quarterly interest payments. Investors can purchase the bonds until February 28, 2025.
PASHA Capital Investment Company serves as the underwriter for this issuance initiative, while “green bonds” will be available at SOCAR Bonds kiosks in ASAN centers, as well as through investment companies registered in Azerbaijan.
Sustainability-linked bonds offer SOCAR Green new funding to support renewable energy projects and investments reinforcing its commitment to accelerating SOCAR’s transition to a zero-emission national energy company by 2050.
Established in 2024, SOCAR Green is a subsidiary of SOCAR initiating large-scale solar, wind, and green hydrogen projects through strategic partnerships with international leaders in renewable energy.
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Russia's TASS news agency is reporting that Russia's defence and digital development ministries are in talks about how to protect data centres, after several Yandex centres were targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks.
The 2026 Judo World Championships in Azerbaijan's capital came to a close with Japan claiming gold for the mixed team event of the competition, defeating Russia 4-1 in the final.
Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the provincial government led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party. The move comes as tensions rise ahead of a planned protest calling for his release.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
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