Following the $675 million first close of CI2, Uxolo caught up with Climate Fund Managers’ George Beukering to find how the new blended finance investment vehicle has...
By combining our inhouse project database, survey results and interviews, Uxolo’s Develpment Finance Report provides the most comprehensive landscape to date of what...
Debuting a novel ‘step-down’ clause, Bank of China's recent $300 million notes offering looks to introduce sustainability-linked loans to the clout of the global bond...
'Phasing down' of fossil fuels may have been the biggest criticism of COP26, while measures like the ADB-led Energy Transition Mechanism are looking at innovative...
Flying under the radar at the recent COP26 summit, finance for climate adaptation is finally receiving its due attention in the climate-action agenda.
The Scottish MP-turned-vice president of AIIB speaks with Uxolo at COP26 to discuss the bank's climate financing plans, risk appetite, and plans to phase out fossil...
Eric Usher, head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), considers the significance of COP26 for the private sector, the phasing out fossil fuel,...
Ten G20 countries increase their climate finance commitments; billions in new development finance committed to private sector finance for climate action; and 450...
The UK government, The EU, Italy’s CDP, and the Green Climate Fund all pledged funds for the ADB’s new Green Recovery Platform.
The 110 signatories of the agreement – which includes $7.2bn of pledges from the private sector – cover a combined 85% of the world’s forests.
The package includes commitments to provide guarantees for climate-related projects in Africa and India, and new green funds for UK development financiers CDC Group and...
From a lack of common understanding, systematic metrics to evaluate impact to opacity in data, MDBs and DFIs weigh in on the challenges of structuring a blended finance...
An OECD report calls for development finance actors to use risk transfer mechanisms to mobilise more private sector funding for the sustainable development goals.
The European Commission has adopted a new framework aimed at reassuring investors of the environmental credentials of its upcoming €250bn green bonds programme.
The EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme continues its success and in no small measure that is down to its team. Kamola Makhmudova reflects on her decade as lead banker of...
Analysing close to $1 trillion worth of Chinese development projects since the turn of the millennium, a new report reveals that China now spends over double its closest...
On 30 September 2021, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the South African National Treasury and the EU hosted over 500 delegates for a virtual webinar to...
In the run-up to COP26, some of the best minds involved in climate finance deliberate over the ways to attract private capital towards green investments and overcome...
Watch on-demand content and network with other delegates. Plus, Uxolo will be adding regular exclusive content to the platform over the coming weeks in the run up to...
A new report by the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation reveals that the conservation finance market looks set for take-off in 2021 – but still lacks...
Africa benefits from large untapped pools of capital in the shape of savings - but infrastructure projects struggle to tap it. A new generation of donor- and DFI-led credit distribution mechanisms are designed to improve that funding process.