United States, May 8 -- International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, successfully priced a three?year $6?billion Hong Kong dollar (HKD) (equivalent to approximately 766?million US dollars) green bond transaction. The transaction represents the first-ever public green bond in the 'Wonton Bond Market', the market for public HKD-denominated bonds issued by foreign entities (supranationals, sovereigns, agencies, or corporations) in Hong Kong.The bond offers a coupon of 2.917% with ANZ, HSBC (B&D) and Standard Chartered Bank as the joint lead managers. It will be listed on the London Stock Exchange. The transaction was primarily placed with bank treasuries (90%), with the remainder placed with asset managers. Local ...