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Key Impact Points: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced a significant commitment of $100 million toward climate transition investments in emerging Asia. This includes $75 million allocated to...
Driving Sustainable Growth in Emerging Markets The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) have deepened their partnership by establishing...
The World Bank Group and partners launched the Sustainable Finance Knowledge Center for Francophone Africa. This virtual platform, available in English and French, is designed to empower companies and financial...
Brookfield Asset Management has secured $2.4 billion in the initial closing of the Catalytic Transition Fund (CTF), moving closer to its goal of raising $5 billion. The fund is aimed...
IFC issues a 2.6 billion Swedish krona green bond to promote blue finance in emerging markets. The $243 million bond will finance ocean-friendly projects and improve access to clean water...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have increased their support for private sector renewable energy projects, boosting their combined financing to €600 million...
The EU and Angola have officially launched the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA), marking a significant step in fostering sustainable economic growth. This is the first-ever investment facilitation agreement by...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Citi have unveiled a $2 billion program to bolster sustainable supply chain finance in emerging markets. The initiative, starting with a $500 million facility...
Sirona Technologies, co-founded by a former Tesla engineer, has raised a €6 million seed round to tackle the ambitious goal of removing CO2 from the air on a massive scale....
In recent years, leaders in climate-vulnerable countries have reinforced the call for urgent climate action: earlier this year through the Bridgetown Initiative 3.0 and the Vulnerable 20 (V20) Ministerial Dialogue...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the IFRS Foundation have signed a strategic partnership to strengthen sustainable capital markets by improving sustainability and climate reporting in emerging markets and developing...
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has committed $75 million to the second Green Basket Bond arranged by Symbiotics Investments, a leading emerging...
Key Impact Points: Schroders announced the UK launch of the Schroder Emerging Markets Value Fund, addressing the increasing UK client demand for exposure to the long-term growth potential of emerging...
The Project Phase 1, which targets to replant Portulacaria afra thicket across 10,000 hectares, is being funded under a syndicated senior secured stream agreement, led by Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment...
Largest single private-sector digital investment in Kenya’s history will support economic development across East Africa Microsoft Corp. and G42 on Wednesday announced a comprehensive package of digital investments in Kenya,...
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Charalambos Tsangarides, IMF mission chief for Tanzania, held meetings in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam from May 2 to...
NMB Bank Plc Becomes First Tanzanian Bank to List at London Stock Exchange NMB Bank PLC celebrates the listing of its maiden three-year US$ 73 million Sustainability Bond on the...
Antoni Ballabriga, Global Head of Sustainability Intelligence & Advocacy at BBVA and member of the EU High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Scaling Up Sustainable Finance in Low and Middle-income Countries,...
Summit to take place October 9-10 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, presented by Global Citizen and Bridgewater Associates Summit to support the World Bank’s IDA21 replenishment in its ambition to improve living conditions, support...
The IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) has unveiled its 2024 Global Progress Brief and launched the innovative SBFN Data Portal, offering the most comprehensive benchmarking of sustainable finance trends and initiatives...
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