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• Climate Investor Two surpasses $1 billion target to become the largest adaptation infrastructure fund in emerging markets.• Backed by $190 million in new commitments and a €205 million EU...
Ghana and Singapore are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable development and agribusiness following bilateral talks in Singapore. The two countries confirmed they will deepen collaboration across carbon markets, modern agriculture,...
Standard Chartered has announced a landmark agreement with the Brazilian State of Acre to bring high-integrity forest protection carbon credits to market over the next five years. The partnership is...
A coalition of eight countries — France, Spain, Kenya, Barbados, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda — has launched a global initiative to tax premium air travel and...
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – has approved a record $5.2 billion in funding for 16 sustainable development operations across 10 countries, marking its largest...
Standard Chartered launched its first-ever Social Bond—a €1 billion issuance designed to support sustainable development in low-income countries by enhancing access to finance, essential services, and infrastructure. Funds from the...
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...
Deutsche Bank announced the issuance of its inaugural €500 million social bond, marking a significant step in its commitment to sustainable finance. The proceeds will support the bank’s sustainable asset...
Key Impact Points: In 2023, JPMorgan Chase continued to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles through its comprehensive annual ESG report. The report provides an...
The United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative announced the launch of the 2024 SDG Pioneers campaign today. The SDG Pioneers is designed to honor exceptional individuals...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 10-year euro-denominated benchmark bond maturing in February 2034, raising EUR 3 billion. The transaction attracted over...
Key Impact Points: S&P Dow Jones Indices Introduces Two New Benchmarks to Measure Companies’ Alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), the...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a new 5-year CAD $1.4 billion benchmark that matures in January 2029. World Bank bonds support the financing...
The EOA Foundation contributes to the construction of a more just and equal society. In response to the poverty and injustice issues faced by today’s society, the EOA Foundation was...
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, signed 14 new development loan agreements worth $580m with 12 African ministers to fund projects in Angola, Burkina...
Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) announced its 2023-2028 strategic plan, reaffirming its commitment to transform its portfolio from brown to green and drive energy transition. In 2021, Sembcorp unveiled its strategic plan...
The OPEC Fund for International Development, a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Vienna, Austria, committed US$1.5 billion in financing to 41 projects last year, supporting partner countries worldwide to...
Background The Africa Centers of Excellence project (ACEs) is the first large scale regional program funded by the World Bank in the higher education sector in Africa. It addresses higher-level...
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are a significant contributor to both jobs and GDP, but their few resources compared to their larger counterparts make them less willing or able to...
New market research commissioned by IBM revealed that global AI adoption grew steadily over the last year, to 35 percent of those surveyed in 2022, further underscoring that AI growth...
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