Italian DFI Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) has subscribed to a €1 billion seven-year bond issued by Intesa Sanpaolo to support small and medium-sized enterprises....

Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund firm, launched Bridgewater All Weather Sustainability, LP earlier this month with $2 billion of committed...

African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants totalling $83.6 million for a power interconnector project between Ethiopia and Djibouti. The funds comprise a...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has become a technical partner of the World Bank-administered Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF). The move is...

CABEI is providing the Honduran government with a $36 million loan – of which $25.2 million is provided by the Republic of Korea through resources administered by...

The EBRD has appointed Dina Matta as its first vice president and chief transformation officer. She joins from ING Group, where she has been head of global transformation...

The Norwegian government is launching a new climate investment fund. The fund, which will be administered by Norfund, will focus on investments in renewable energy,...

Kenya has injected an additional $9.2 million to become the biggest shareholder in the pan-African housing finance firm Shelter Afrique, upping its stake to 18.72% from...

The EDFI Management Company has launched the new Transferability & Convertibility Guarantee Facility for renewable energy projects.EDFI MC, a common platform...

Enel subsidiary E-Distribuzion has raised a €300 million ($355 million) loan from the EIB to fund its e-grid project. The €300 million is the first tranche of...

The EBRD and the IFC have provided $130 million of financing for a project aimed at upgrading the equipment, practices and labour rights of an industry infamous for its...

Nordea Asset Management (Nordea AM) has launched its Global Climate and Social Impact Strategy fund. The new fund is a global equity product managed by the ESG thematic...

Vancouver-based Active Impact Investments – which supports climate tech start-ups across North America, with a small allocation for other geographies – has...

BPCE, which is in the process of delisting its Natixis investment banking operations, has announced plans to increase its focus on sustainability and impact...

A consortium of 10 investors – which includes government-backed institutions, institutional investors, the Quadrivium Foundation and the Grantham Environmental...

Norwegian regional utility Varanger Kraft has raised a NOK235 million ($26.81 million) seven-year loan from Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to part finance its NOK625...

Nigeria-based First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has had a $50 million loan approved by the AfDB. The funding will be on-lent to local enterprises and women-empowered...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $170.9 million in financing for African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF)...

The Jordanian government has signed four development aid agreements with KfW totalling €89 million, including €15 million in grants and €74 million in soft...

The European Commission has approved Lithuania’s €2.2 billion recovery plan, which includes a €242 million investment in renewable energy under the...