PARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - France is entering thefast-growing market for green bonds with longest maturity everissued, the Agence France Tresor said on Monday as it launchedthe sale.
As host of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat globalwarming, the government wants to put France at the centre of thegreen bond market, which has so far been dominated mostly bycorporate issuers and international development banks.
AFT said the new bond would have a 22-year maturity comingdue in June 2039 and would be tapped in the future to meetinvestor demand. The coupon rate has yet to be announced.
The joint lead managers for the issue are Barclays,BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, MorganStanley, Natixis and Societe Generale. (Reporting by Leigh Thomas)