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31 July 2025
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Social infrastructure

RRF provides €230m to finance EIB, A&G, Urbania Alpha deal

EIB has signed agreements with A&G and Urbania Alpha to channel a total of €230 million to new urban development projects - including those promoting affordable...

28 July 2025
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Climate finance

World Bank approves $400m emergency preparedness project

More than 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia will benefit from the second phase of the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to...

21 July 2025

€55m green finance package to SAHAM Bank

EBRD, supported by the EU, the Green Climate Fund and Canada through the EBRD’s High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action, is extending up to €55 million in...

19 July 2025

Transparency vs climate accountability

The outcome of a legal case between the US Treasury and an NGO over the IFC’s lack of environmental disclosures for its support of carbon-intensive infra projects could...

14 July 2025
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Traditional energy

Terna secures €1.5bn ECA-backed Adriatic Link funding

Italian transmission system operator Terna has secured commitments totalling €1.5 billion (about $1.75 billion) to back the development and construction of the...

11 July 2025

ADB’s green bond sets new euro pricing benchmark

As investors crowd into high-grade ESG debt, ADB’s green bond success offers a window into evolving market appetite and the mounting impetus behind sustainable...

08 July 2025
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Social infrastructure

Buenavista Infrastructure and Arcano pen €410m deal

EIB has signed agreements with Buenavista Infrastructure and Arcano Partners to channel a total of €410 million ($480 million) to new urban development projects,...

02 July 2025
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Climate finance

Turkey receives €360m in fight against climate change

The World Bank has approved a guarantee in the amount of €360 million ($389.5 million) for the "Financing Adaptation for Growth Project" in...

27 June 2025
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Social infrastructure

Creative Energy secures CIB loan for district heating retrofits

Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has closed a C$50 million ($36 million) loan with Creative Energy for retrofits in buildings through district energy systems.The initial...

25 June 2025
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Social projects

Lebanon gets funds to kickstart conflict recovery

The World Bank has approved a $250 million financing to Lebanon to support the most urgent repair and reconstruction of damaged critical public infrastructure and...

20 June 2025

CAF pushes the MDB hybrid envelope – but will others follow?

Latin America's CAF made headlines with its $500 million perpetual non-call 5.5-year hybrid this month. The entry of hybrid capital is the latest in a line of innovations...

20 June 2025
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Renewable energy

Ecuador to increase resiliency of energy sector with IDB guarantee

Ecuador is encouraging private investments to diversify its energy mix and enhance energy security with a $77 million sovereign guarantee from IDB.The guarantee —...

17 June 2025

Global 2025: Top takeaways

Scaling up the mobilisation of private capital will need greater cooperation between DFIs, ECAs, and financial institutions, as well as product innovation. But there is a...

06 June 2025

Why MDBs are tapping short-term bonds in 2025

If the long end of the bond market were a dinner party, right now you’d hear a lot of awkward coughs and clinking ice as uncertainty grows and term premiums rise....

29 May 2025

Is securitisation the panacea for private capital mobilisation?

Since 2023, the IFC's securitisation has become a flagship strategy and now the EBRD is committed to realising its first synthetic risk transfer (SRT) by year-end. But in...

23 May 2025
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Climate finance, Mining, Social infrastructure, Social projects

Exile MEA: Can cooperation, transparency and governance be more than a mantra?

Cooperation, transparency and governance are not new buzzwords in the development, export and project finance space. These words echo like a mantra through an editorial...

19 May 2025
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Traditional energy

Cirebon 1: How will ADB’s first ETM financing with banks work?

International banks are yet to participate in financing under the ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). But a financial blueprint for the phasing out of the Cirebon 1...

12 May 2025

Uxolo talk: AIIB’s Nardelli on its debut HK dollar bond

At the headquarters of the AIIB in Beijing, Uxolo spoke with Domenico Nardelli, Treasurer at AIIB, to outline the MDB’s recent inaugural HK$4 billion ($514 million)...

22 April 2025
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Climate finance

World Bank funds Armenia tourism project

The World Bank has agreed a $100 million project to improve access to resilient infrastructure and strengthen the role of tourism in the economy of Armenia. The...

16 April 2025

Herbert Smith Freehills unveils new partner hires

Herbert Smith Freehills has announced details of a raft of new partner appointments. Alongside the new partners, the firm has also hired 23 lateral partners in its...