value of green bonds issued (i.e. bonds issued for environmental projects), the highest issuer in 2022 was China.
In 2022, the country that issued the highest value of sustainable bonds - either from the government or organizations domiciled in that country - was the United States, with over 104 billion U.S. dollars of fixed income debt issued. France was second with nearly 90 billion U.S. dollars, then the China with 88 billion U.S. dollars. However, it should be noted that the balance between debt for environmental and social purposes was very different between these countries, with the majority of debt issued by France being for social purposes. If just considering the Countries with highest value of sustainable bonds issued worldwide in 2022, by category (in million U.S. dollars)
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