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23 November 2021
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Manufacturing, Traditional energy

AfDB finances electricity transmission network upgrade in Madagascar

The African Development Bank has signed a €36.48 million (about $41 million) loan agreement with the Malagasy government to finance the second phase of the Project...

Perspective
18 November 2021

COP26 analysis: ‘Better than expected, worse than hoped’

Uxolo sat down with Dr Olaf Weber, University Research Chair in Sustainable Finance at Canada’s University of Waterloo, to discuss the climate finance outcomes of last...

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16 November 2021
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Agriculture/food chain, Waste and water

Climate Investor 2 secures $675m for first close

Climate Investor 2 (CI2) achieved its first close with total commitments of $675 million, with $312.5 million unlocked as early as November 10. Dutch development bank FMO...

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12 November 2021
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Agriculture/food chain

Vale signs forest recovery partnership with BNDES

Brazilian miner Vale - through Fundo Vale - has joined the Living Forest Initiative, a project unveiled by development bank BNDES at COP26 in Glasgow. The purpose is to...

Perspective
04 November 2021

COP26: Financing alliance pledges $10bn for equitable energy transition

The ground-breaking coalition of philanthropies, multilateral and development finance institutions, and governments aims to unlock $100 billion of investment in green...

News
03 November 2021

EDB to invest $1.2bn in its members in 2021

The Eurasian Development Bank plans to invest $1.2 billion in its members’ economies this year, mainly in Russia and Kazakhstan, and eyes borrowing around $1...

News
03 November 2021

ADB, Zhujiang Financial Leasing support Chinese SMEs

The Asian Development Bank and Zhujiang Financial Leasing Company Limited (ZFL) have signed a $40 million loan equivalent to CNY258 million to expand the company’s...

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29 October 2021
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Manufacturing, Mining, Renewable energy, Traditional energy

G20 public finance institutions 'still bankrolling fossil fuels'

G20 countries are backing at least $63 billion per year in oil, gas, and coal projects between 2018 and 2020 - 2.5 times greater than their $26 billion a year in support...

News
28 October 2021

NIB sees profits rise to €124m

The Nordic Investment Bank has published its interim financial report for January–September 2021, revealing a profit for the nine-month period of €124 million...

News
25 October 2021
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Waste and water

USAID funds Tetra Tech's water projects in Tanzania

US-based Tetra Tech has won a five-year contract in Tanzania to strengthen water and sanitation services. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide...

Perspective
20 October 2021

Risk transfer mechanisms can help bridge $3.7trn development finance gap

An OECD report calls for development finance actors to use risk transfer mechanisms to mobilise more private sector funding for the sustainable development goals.

Perspective
04 October 2021

TFP: The paths less travelled with EBRD’s Makhmudova

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...

News
01 October 2021
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Renewable energy

FMO and partners to deploy new solar solutions in Uganda and Sierra Leone

FMO, NEoT Offgrid Africa (NOA) and Winch Energy Limited have invested around $12 million in mini-grid projects in Uganda and Sierra Leone.Through the project, 49 villages...

Perspective
30 September 2021
in
Renewable energy

UXOLO CLIMATE FINANCE | Watch on demand content today

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...

Transmission
23 September 2021

KOIS’ Serena Guarnaschelli on blended finance in impact investing

Serena Guarnaschelli, a partner at KOIS, speaks with Uxolo about the firm’s work in impact investment – particularly on migration, refugees integration, and climate...

Perspective
22 September 2021
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Waste and water

Under the radar: Water and sanitation in Bomet

In the first of a series of profiles on DFI-backed deals that rarely grab the headlines, Uxolo talks to two of the key architects at the AfDB of the structure...

Transmission
17 September 2021
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

ADB's Naeeda Crishna Morgado on climate financing in Southeast Asia

Infrastructure specialist (innovation and green finance) at the Southeast Asia department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Naeeda Crishna Morgado speaks with Uxolo to...

News
16 September 2021
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Manufacturing, Traditional energy

EIB finances TenneT's Netherlands electricity transmission corridor

The European Investment Bank has signed a €250 million loan agreement with TenneT Holding to build a 40km long electricity transmission corridor from Eemshaven to...

News
16 September 2021
in
Renewable energy

Niger launches tender for 50MW solar park

Niger‘s Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energy has launched a tender for the construction of a 50MW solar power station at Gorou Banda near Niamey, the...

News
13 September 2021

Amundi launches private debt impact fund

European asset manager Amundi has launched the fourth vintage of its core private debt strategy, Amundi Senior Impact Debt IV. This fund is dedicated to financing...