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01 October 2024

AfDB, USAID pen $600m Sahel deal

AfDB and USAID have signed a $600 million Regional Development Objective Agreement to strengthen social and economic development in the Sahel. The agreement reflects...

27 September 2024

Acre Capital on drumming up impact dollars for Africa

Uxolo spoke with Chris Mitman, a partner at Acre Capital to find out how the fund is threading impact dollars into export finance deals, as it garners growing interest...

20 September 2024
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Social infrastructure

Cyprus University of Technology gets EIB loans

The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) will receive €125 million ($140 million) in EIB loans to build affordable student housing and upgrade campus facilities in...

12 September 2024
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Mining

And debt shall have no dominion

ECAs, DFIs and banks to Madagascar’s Ambatovy nickel mine project financing are facing a wipeout of $1.66 billion loans under a new shareholder restructuring proposal....

11 September 2024

First Ammonia closes Series B to advance Texas project

First Ammonia has finalised its Series B round with investments from a group of global investors including the Development Bank of Japan affiliated company Mercuria...

29 August 2024

TCX could tap Gulf SWFs to raise volumes

Amsterdam-based The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX), set up by several development banks to help Least Developed Countries mitigate FX risks, is bolstering its efforts...

13 August 2024
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Renewable energy

SEFA approves $10m to KawiSafi II clean-energy fund

AfDB has approved a $10 million junior equity investment in the KawiSafi II Fund to help local businesses create and expand climate projects that aid vulnerable...

05 August 2024

Strategic insight: SocGen’s Camilli on navigating the overlap of export, project and development finance for sustainability

Uxolo looks at the way different financial institutions are approaching the crossovers between export, project and development finance in their stated efforts to finance...

18 July 2024
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Social infrastructure

IDB Invest, DFC form LatAm, Caribbean partnership

IDB Invest and DFC strengthened their partnership through a new initiative that will accelerate international development projects in countries throughout Latin America...

10 July 2024
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IT and telecoms

NIB funds Swedish data centre expansion

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a SEK280 million ($26.5 million) five-year loan with EcoDataCenter to finance the 24MW expansion of the Falun data centre in...

09 July 2024
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Renewable energy

Uxolo Athens: DEG's DeWit on upping DFI support

Uxolo spoke with Natalie DeWit, DEG Invest's head of strategy to outline how the German DFI is backing small-scale projects and gender-based SME lending to its first...

02 July 2024
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Traditional energy

Snam receives €100m to support energy efficiency

EIB and Italy's Snam have signed a financing agreement for €100 million to support energy improvement projects in public buildings and energy efficiency measures...

28 June 2024
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Renewable energy, Social projects

Uxolo Athens: ILX Fund's broader church of investors

Uxolo spoke with Guillaume Le Bris, head of infrastructure and energy at ILX Fund to discuss how the Amsterdam-based fund is working with DFIs and governments to attract...

25 June 2024
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Climate finance, Social infrastructure, Social projects

Uxolo Athens: BII bullish on Africa despite pricing volatility

Colin Buckley, managing director and general counsel at British International Investment (BII) outlines the UK development bank’s new commitments, including its bullish...

18 June 2024
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Social infrastructure

IBRD funds climate-resilient roads in Bolivia

IBRD has approved a new project in the Plurinational State of Bolivia to strengthen climate risk management in the road sector and improve the climate resilience and...

12 June 2024
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Finance and other

New AfDB role for Max Magor Ndiaye

AfDB has appointed Max Magor Ndiaye as Senior Director of Syndications, the Africa Investment Forum and Client Solutions.Ndiaye is a seasoned structured finance, risk...

04 June 2024
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Mining

Vale, BNDES partner on critical minerals projects call

Vale and BNDES have launched a public call to select an investment fund focused on research, development, implementation or operation of strategic mineral assets for...

29 May 2024

NEXI, IFC, MIGA bolster funding in developing countries

MIGA and IFC signed three-year cooperation agreements with Japanese ECA NEXI to promote foreign direct investment in developing countries.  The cooperation between...

21 May 2024

British Embassy Zagreb invites bids for Impact Fund

The British Embassy in Zagreb is inviting organisations to submit project proposals for potential funding from its Impact Fund. This year, the call will focus on...

08 May 2024

Four global development partners pledge new support to LLF 2.0

IsDB, ADFD, BMGF, and KSrelief have joined forces to provide an additional $219 million in donor support for a total of 37 projects in 22 IsDB member countries through...