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22 September 2023
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Social infrastructure

Brazil to boost infrastructure financing to $4.1bn

BNDES plans to provide BRL20 billion ($4.1 billion) in funds for infrastructure projects this year, two-thirds more than in 2022 and mostly through the purchase of local...

News
21 September 2023

ChemOne taps Islamic finance for PEC project

ChemOne Group is expected to tap Islamic finance to push its Pengerang Energy Complex project financing in Malaysia over the financial line by year-end. The $2.9 billion...

News
20 September 2023

LG Energy raises $1bn for EV battery production

LG Energy has raised $1 billion by issuing its inaugural global green bonds to support the expansion of battery cell production.The issuance comprises two tranches of...

News
20 September 2023
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Agriculture/food chain, Social projects

ADB supports food security and health services in Afghanistan

The ADB has greenlit $400 million in grants to provide critical assistance and safeguard the well-being and livelihoods of vulnerable individuals in Afghanistan, with a...

News
14 September 2023
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Finance and other

Afreximbank announces H1 2023 results

Afreximbank has unveiled its consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2023.During the period ending on June 30, 2023, Afreximbank experienced 8% increase...

Perspective
14 September 2023

African infrastructure: Taking the local funding route

Financing the $170 billion African infrastructure gap using domestic capital pools isn’t quite a pie in the sky – there are several financing tools that are already...

News
13 September 2023
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Social infrastructure

Atlante selected for European EV charging grant

The NHOA Group’s Atlante has been selected once more for support by the European Union under CEF 2 Transport – Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Facility...

News
13 September 2023

African Union to launch its own credit ratings agency

The African Union plans to launch a new African credit rating agency next year to address the group's concerns that ratings given to countries on the continent are...

Perspective
07 September 2023
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Climate finance, Traditional energy

Gabon investor confidence flagging?

The coup in Gabon could not have been worse timing for the country's recent debt-for-nature swap and has made investors anxious – but DFI-backed deals appear to be...

News
30 August 2023
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Social infrastructure, Social projects

ADB supports education in Bhutan with $30m loan

The ADB has approved a $30 million loan to improve Bhutan’s technical and vocational education and training system and enhance the skills and employability of its...

Perspective
22 August 2023

Impact finance – the secret to scale is in the blend (part one)

Impact investment and blended finance – both key strategies in attracting private sector funding into energy transition, particularly in developing markets. So how to...

Perspective
16 August 2023

Talking shop: IDA's under the radar initiatives

Of the World Bank Group’s lending arms, IBRD, IFC, and MIGA are familiar names to most financiers. But IDA is less often in the press, despite its critical development...

Perspective
10 August 2023

From idea to reality: Acre’s Export Finance Funds

Acre Impact Capital previewed the launch of its Export Finance Funds at TXF & Uxolo’s Global Conference 2023 in Lisbon. The first-of-its-kind strategy plans to bring...

News
02 August 2023
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Renewable energy

Uzbek hydropower PPP to launch RFPs this month

Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the inaugural hydropower PPP from Uzbekistan are expected to launched by the government at the end of August. The deadline for...

Perspective
21 July 2023
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Traditional energy

Signs of life in African T&D

Despite being one of the most essential components of energy value chains, investment in transmission and distribution (T&D) in Africa has been all but moribund. However,...

News
14 July 2023
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Climate finance

$239m blended fund for climate solutions is unveiled

Prime Coalition, a nonprofit that steers capital to support scalable solutions to climate change, and Azolla Ventures, an impact-first investing firm launched by Prime,...

News
14 July 2023
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Social infrastructure

EIB, CDP support expansion of Rome's ports

EIB and CDP have provided a €79 million ($88.3 million) loan to the Port System Authority for the development of the port in Civitavecchia and Fiumicino port, in...

News
13 July 2023
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Agriculture/food chain, Social infrastructure

EBRD helps support Ukraine’s rail connection to EU

EBRD is lending €9.6 million (10.7 million) to Ukrainian agribusiness firm Agrosem to expand a rail terminal near the Polish border and develop a grain transhipment...

News
13 July 2023
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Finance and other

World Bank appoints new country manager for Bolivia

The World Bank has appointed Camille Nuamah as the new country manager for Bolivia, succeeding Indu John-Abraham, who occupied the same position the last five years.With...

News
12 July 2023
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Finance and other

New AfDB role for Max Magor Ndiaye

AfDB has appointed Max Magor Ndiaye as Director of the Syndication, Co-financing and Client Solutions Department.Ndiaye is a structured finance, risk management, and...