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Perspective
06 May 2022

How are investors measuring impact?

Rife with greenwashing, lack of data, incoherent metrics, and costly due-diligence process, impact investors have struggled with measuring the impact of their...

News
03 May 2022
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Agriculture/food chain

EIB helps fund climate change-resistant plant varieties research

The EIB and French family-owned group Florimond Desprez have signed a €40 million ($42 million) finance agreement. The loan will be used to fund research,...

News
03 May 2022
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Traditional energy

OFID to finance part of phase II of Nigeria-Morocco pipeline’s FEED

Morocco and the OPEC Fund have signed a $14.3 million financing deal for the second phase of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project’s FEED study.Co-funded by the...

News
29 April 2022

UAE, London IPOs planned for AFC's infrastructure projects

Africa Finance Corporation plans to sell shares of its projects on stock exchanges in London and the United Arab Emirates to raise capital and fund infrastructure...

Perspective
28 April 2022
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Finance and other, Renewable energy, Traditional energy

Are emerging markets gaining from institutional investments in climate finance?

While asset managers and institutional investors are key to unlocking scalable private capital for climate action, emerging markets are lagging behind in institutional...

News
27 April 2022
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Social infrastructure

Malla Vial de Meta 4G road construction debt closed

Grupo Argos-owned Odinsa has reached financial close on a COP590 billion ($148 million) loan to facilitate start of construction on the long delayed Malla Vial del Meta...

News
26 April 2022
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Traditional energy

AfDB approves loans of $180m for transmission and connectivity in Rwanda

The African Development Bank has approved two loans amounting to $180 million to co-finance a major energy project that will extend electricity access to rural areas and...

News
25 April 2022
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Health/education programmes, Social projects

ADB helps Samoa manage COVID-19 battle

ADB has released a $10 million (WST25.6 million) grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience Program (Phase 3) to help finance the government of Samoa’s response to...

News
22 April 2022
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Finance and other

IADB sells second sustainable sterling bond

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has sold a £500 million six-year sterling benchmark. Lead managed by Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche...

News
12 April 2022
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Renewable energy, Social infrastructure

Catella looking at 5-6% IRR from world's first energy positive residential impact fund

Touted as the first ‘energy positive’ residential impact fund, Berlin-based Catella Residential Investment Management (CRIM) will invest a planned €500...

Perspective
12 April 2022
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Finance and other

BNDES’ Montezano: A DFI on rebuilt foundations

Gustavo Montezano, President of BNDES, is putting ESG at the heart of the development bank's financing strategy. The policy has refocused the bank on its original core...

News
06 April 2022
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Renewable energy

Endesa doubles EIB renewables borrowing

Endesa has raised a €250 million ($275 million) sustainability-linked loan from the EIB to fund expansion of its renewables portfolio. The loan terms are linked to...

News
05 April 2022
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Renewable energy

KfW IPEX finances Canadian wind farm portfolios

KfW IPEX-Bank is providing debt capital of around C$600 million ($482 million) for the construction and operation of five onshore wind farms in Alberta, Canada.The German...

Perspective
29 March 2022
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Finance and other

Blended finance: How are commercial banks filling the bankability gap?

Commercial banks are increasingly looking at blended finance to push marginally bankable deals over the fence — but hurdles of transparency, a limited pipeline of deals...

News
28 March 2022
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Agriculture/food chain, Finance and other

AfDB to raise $1bn to ramp up agri production

The AfDB is aiming to raise $1 billion to rapidly ramp up agricultural production in Africa and stave off a potential food crisis brought on by Russia's invasion of...

Perspective
22 March 2022
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Finance and other

Indigenous communities: Are grants or commercial finance the way forward?

Indigenous groups are best placed to protect the rainforests – but how best to finance these communities is a point of contention. Well-meaning and well-financed NGOs...

Perspective
18 March 2022
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Finance and other

DFIs step up support for Ukrainian refugees

Learning from their experience of supporting Syrian refugees in 2015, Germany’s KfW has swiftly replicated the financial model to house Ukrainian refugees.

News
16 March 2022
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Social infrastructure

EIB Group provides €469 million to Slovakia in 2021; signs Mou to modernise railway

The European Investment Bank Group, which consists of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF), invested €469 million in 2021...

News
10 March 2022
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Waste and water

KfW, World Bank fund Gulu water project phase 2

The Ugandan government has announced new funding of UGX94 billion (about $26 million) for the implementation of the second phase of the Gulu Water Supply and Sanitation...

News
07 March 2022
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Finance and other

EIB, EC unlock billions by signing InvestEU agreements

The European Commission, EIB, and the European Investment Fund have signed a guarantee agreement on an EU budget guarantee of €19.65 billion to support investment...