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28 April 2020
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Social infrastructure

World Bank agrees additional funding for Ukraine's COVID-19 fight

The World Bank has approved additional funding of $135 million to scale-up Ukraine’s health sector response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The funds will help Ukraine...

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28 April 2020
in
Manufacturing, Renewable energy, Traditional energy

World Bank approves grant for Palestinian energy project

The World Bank has approved a $14 million grant as part of the multiphase Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of Energy Sector...

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28 April 2020
in
Social infrastructure

ADB approves $200m loan to support the Philippines' poor amid COVID-19

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $200 million loan to support the Philippine government’s effort to provide emergency cash subsidies to vulnerable...

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28 April 2020
in
Social infrastructure

Condor airline to receive €550m loan from KfW

German holiday airline Condor has been cleared by the European Commission to receive a government loan of €550 million ($597 million) from the development bank KfW...

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27 April 2020

EBRD appoints Philip ter Woort as Director for eastern Mediterranean

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has appointed Philip ter Woort Director for its eastern Mediterranean region, leading its operations in Jordan,...

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27 April 2020

IADB agrees $12bn loan scheme to boost Mexican SMEs amid COVID-19 crisis

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the Mexican Business Council have unveiled a programme to provide $12 billion in loans a year to small and medium-sized...

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27 April 2020
in
Renewable energy, Traditional energy

NIB finances hydropower upgrades in Sweden and Finland

The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a ten-year loan agreement of €70 million with energy company Fortum Oyj to finance the refurbishment of two hydropower plants...

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27 April 2020

IADB debars Brazil's AG Engenharia over illicit payments

The Inter-American Development Group has debarred Brazilian conglomerate Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia for three years and one month. The ban follows an investigation...

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27 April 2020

New $20bn BDC Co-Lending Program is finalised

The Business Development Bank of Canada has finalized the details of its new $20 billion Co-Lending Program. Financial institutions will progressively roll out the...

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27 April 2020
in
Renewable energy

Ethiopia to construct 150MW geothermal power plant

A 150MW geothermal power plant will be built in Ethiopia following a power purchase agreement signed between the Ethiopian Electric Power company and the Corbetti...

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27 April 2020
in
Social infrastructure, Waste and water

$95m World Bank financing will support Uzbekistan's COVID-19 fight

The World Bank has approved a $95 million financing package to support Uzbekistan’s immediate response to the impacts of COVID-19. The financing will be used...

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27 April 2020

NIB issues 7-year €500m Environmental Bond

The Nordic Investment Bank has returned to the sustainable market by launching a seven-year €500 million NIB Environmental Bond, due April 2027. BofA...

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27 April 2020

World Bank finances heating, sustainable livelihoods projects in Mongolia

The World Bank has approved $53 million in financing for projects to improve the heating sector and sustainable livelihoods in Mongolia.The $41 million Ulaanbaatar...

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27 April 2020
in
Social infrastructure

World Bank agrees $100m COVID-19 loan to Turkey

The World Bank has approved a $100 million loan to Turkey for an Emergency COVID-19 Health Operation.The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Health and...

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27 April 2020

Doosan Heavy to receive extra $650m from KDB, Kexim

Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea could shell out an additional relief of around KRW800 billion ($652.1 million) to Doosan Heavy Industries &...

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27 April 2020

AFC appoints Kinglsey Obiora as new Chairman

Africa Finance Corporation has hired Dr Kinglsey Obiora as its new Chairman.Dr Obiora brings 19 years of banking and financial services experience. He has advised three...

News
27 April 2020

CDC appoints Jonathan Hughes as Chief Risk Officer

The UK's CDC Group has announced the appointment of Jon Hughes as its Chief Risk Officer, effective immediately. He brings over 23 years of experience in risk...

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27 April 2020
in
Social infrastructure

ADB agrees $177m loan for Maharashtra State road project

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $177 million loan to India to upgrade 450km of state highways and major district roads in Maharashtra State. The project...

News
24 April 2020
in
Waste and water

EBRD finances water and wastewater project in Romania

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a €20 million loan for a project to improve water and wastewater services in Romania.The loan, to...

News
24 April 2020
in
Social infrastructure

AFD announces financing for COVID-19 fight in 16 African countries

The French Development Agency (AFD) is to finance six new projects worth a total of €12 million to help 16 African countries combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Another 14...