Barbados has been chosen as this year’s winner of the ESG Loan Deal of the Year at the recently held Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Latin America & Caribbean Awards.
The island copped the award for the US $146.5 million Blue Term Loan through global lead arranger, Credit Suisse, and domestic lead arranger, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited.
The event was hosted by GFC Media Group and the award was presented at an official ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida, United States of America, on Tuesday, November 28.
Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs and Investment, Ryan Straughn, accepted the award on behalf of Government on day two of Latin America and Caribbean’s largest and most senior corporate and investment banking event.
In total, there were 56 winners across the two awards categories: Deals of the Year and Awards for Excellence, which point to the leadership demonstrated by the Latin America and Caribbean financial and investment community.
Since 2014, the Bonds and Loans Awards have been recognising the year’s most innovative and ground-breaking deals from sovereign, corporate and financial institution issuers and borrowers.