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20 July 2020

Shop talk: EIB ups impact finance ingenuity

Guido Clary, head of Slovenia and Western Balkans unit at EIB, outlines the DFI’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and explains how its new impact financing initiative, a...

02 July 2020

Sir Suma Chakrabarti leaves EBRD Presidency after second term

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Sir Suma Chakrabarti has left the lender after completing two full terms - the maximum now permitted. He...

02 July 2020

KfW diversifies funding as capital markets face COVID-19 challenge

German development bank KfW has diversified its sources of funding amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the lender also revising its funding in the international capital...

01 July 2020
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Traditional energy

Amber Grid gets EIB loan for Poland-Lithuania gas interconnector

Amber Grid has signed on a €65 million 18-year loan from the EIB to part fund construction of the Lithuanian section of a high pressure gas interconnector project...

26 June 2020

DFC release IQ development impact measurement tool

US International Development Finance Corporation has unveiled Impact Quotient (IQ) - a tool for measuring the development impact of projects supported by the...

15 June 2020
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Manufacturing, Traditional energy

APICORP predicts drop in planned MENA investments

The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) has estimated that planned and committed investments in the MENA region will exceed $792 billion over the next five...

04 June 2020
in
IT and telecoms

EIB agrees €70m loan for Estonian broadband project

The European Investment Bank has signed a €70 million loan with Eesti Energia to help finance the roll-out of a passive fibre access network in Estonia.The maximum...

22 May 2020
in
Social infrastructure, Waste and water

World Bank finances Caldwell hospital expansion in Liberia

The World Bank has approved a $54 million International Development Association credit to improve health service delivery to women, children, and adolescents in...

15 May 2020

10 banks sign up to Bulgarian Development Bank guarantee scheme

Ten commercial banks have announced they are to take part in the Bulgarian Development Bank portfolio guarantee program in support of micro, small and medium enterprises...

20 April 2020
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Social infrastructure

CDB Financial Leasing cancels purchase of 29 Boeing 737 MAX jets

China Development Bank Financial Leasing has reached an agreement with Boeing to cancel the purchase of 29 undelivered 737 MAX jets. The model has been grounded...

03 April 2020
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Social infrastructure

NIB helps finance €86m railway maintenance in Norway

The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a ten-year loan facility to co-finance Bane NOR Eiendom’s investments in railway maintenance facilities for 2019-2024.The...

25 February 2020
in
Social infrastructure

EU to help finance €34m Tulcea port project

EU funds will finance 75% of a €34 million project to rehabilitate and modernise the port and the riverfront in Tulcea, the main local entry point to the region of...

06 January 2020
in
Renewable energy

Bangladesh tenders 50MW solar plant

The Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh is tendering for a World Bank-financed 50MW solar plant at Sonagazi in the Feni district with a pre-bid meeting organised...

20 December 2019
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Manufacturing, Traditional energy

EIB agrees €175m loan to boost Eesti Energia's distribution network

Eesti Energia - an Estonian state-owned energy company - has signed a €175 million loan agreement with European Investment Bank to finance investments into its...

11 December 2019

OFID, TDB deepen partnership for private sector development

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) have signed a cooperation agreement. The...

05 December 2019
in
Social infrastructure

More details on A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht financing

The Veenix consortium has reached financial close on its €850 million financing for the A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht motorway expansion in the Netherlands. Veenix...

07 November 2019
in
Renewable energy

Polenergia gets DFI backing for Szymankowo merchant wind

Privately-owned Polish utility Polenergia has raised a PLN107 million ($27.8 million) loan from the EBRD and commercial lenders mBank and ING Bank Slaski for its 38MW...

01 November 2019
in
Renewable energy

AFD launches Mozambique solar consultancy EOI

Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has called for expressions of interest (EOI) from consultants for a feasibility study for two 40MW solar PV projects – one...

24 October 2019
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Social infrastructure

CDB agrees financing for Nigeria's first deep sea port construction

Chinese debt and equity commitments have been secured for the biggest port project in West Africa. China Development Bank (CDB) will provide a $629 million project loan...

08 August 2019

NIB finances renewal of Maxima Grupe’s companies in the Baltics

The Nordic Investment Bank and the Lithuanian retail company Maxima LT, UAB have signed a €52 million loan agreement to finance the company’s investments in...