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13 May 2022
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Social projects

DFC finances up to $1bn for Gavi COVID-19 vaccine

US DFC and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance have partnered to create the COVAX Rapid Financing Facility. It will provide up to $1 billion to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine and...

12 May 2022

An opening for sustainability-linked debt in project finance?

Corporate borrowers and lenders have responded enthusiastically to the concept of sustainability-linked lending. Jennifer Charles and Ryan Ayrton, London-based partners...

04 May 2022
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Finance and other

ADB expands policy-based lending to $18bn

The ADB has approved a ceiling of up to $18 billion in policy-based lending between 2022 and 2024 and enhanced its crisis-response instruments to support its developing...

03 May 2022

EIB agrees €350m support for Flemish businesses

The EIB and Gigarant, a specialised support facility managed by Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen, have signed a new cooperation agreement covering a €350 million...

21 April 2022
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Finance and other

EDB offers to buy back bonds

Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) – which is majority owned by Russia and Kazakhstan – has offered to buy back up to $200 million of the $493 million...

06 April 2022
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Finance and other

Aavishkaar Capital reaches first close on Alternative India Fund-VI.

Aavishkaar Capital, the impact investing arm of the Aavishkaar Group, has raised INR10 billion ($130 million) towards the first close of its eighth impact fund –...

24 March 2022
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Finance and other, Social infrastructure

KfW increases fund to help house refugees fleeing Ukraine

Germany's KfW is increasing its low-interest loan programme by €250 million (about $275 million) to help cities and communities to accommodate refugees. This...

21 March 2022
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Waste and water

IDA funds South Sudan flood resilience project

The World Bank has released $120 million for South Sudan which will help improve the resilience of the population to floods by strengthening access to essential services....

18 March 2022
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Finance and other

DFIs step up support for Ukrainian refugees

Learning from their experience of supporting Syrian refugees in 2015, Germany’s KfW has swiftly replicated the financial model to house Ukrainian refugees.

14 March 2022
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Finance and other, Social infrastructure

KfW issues €250m to help house refugees fleeing Ukraine

KfW is launching the Special Refugee Facilities Programme to support cities and municipalities in creating, modernising and equipping refugee facilities as more and more...

09 March 2022
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Finance and other

TGC Impact launches inaugural growth equity fund

TGC Impact, a women-founded and led growth equity firm, has launched its inaugural fund, TGC Impact Growth Fund. The fund is dedicated to providing access to capital...

07 March 2022
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Traditional energy

Gasunie to start German LNG Terminal construction

Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie and the German lender KfW have signed a deal to start the construction of an LNG Terminal in Brunsbuttel, northern...

14 February 2022
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Social infrastructure

AfDB issues guide to help governments address public health investments

The AfDB, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, and their partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa Initiative have published 'A...

05 January 2022
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Renewable energy

DBP launches new program for renewable energy projects

The Development Bank of the Philippines has launched a new loan program to expand support for utility-scale solar power developers in the country and bolster investments...

05 January 2022
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Social infrastructure, Waste and water

BDB to back Covid-hit hospitality sector

State-owned Bulgarian Development Bank is to provide direct financing of BGN60 million ($34.6 million) to small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the hospitality...

21 December 2021

EIB to finance Spanish plastic delamination and recycling plant

The European Investment Bank will provide €30.8 million (about $35 million) of support for Repetco Innovations, a Spanish company that has developed an innovative...

06 December 2021
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy, Waste and water

NADB to invest in new project types to tackle climate change

The North American Development Bank has approved financing for up to $87.5 million for four new projects that represent a total investment of $151.7 million and will...

04 November 2021

COP26: Financing alliance pledges $10bn for equitable energy transition

The ground-breaking coalition of philanthropies, multilateral and development finance institutions, and governments aims to unlock $100 billion of investment in green...

20 October 2021

EQT seeks €4bn for Polman-advised impact-driven fund

Swedish private equity firm EQT is looking to raise €4 billion ($4.6 billion) for a fund aiming to create a positive environmental and social impact at its portfolio...

30 September 2021
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

The hidden world of Chinese development finance revealed

Analysing close to $1 trillion worth of Chinese development projects since the turn of the millennium, a new report reveals that China now spends over double its closest...