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22 September 2021
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Waste and water

Under the radar: Water and sanitation in Bomet

In the first of a series of profiles on DFI-backed deals that rarely grab the headlines, Uxolo talks to two of the key architects at the AfDB of the structure...

18 August 2021

Blended finance: a solution to the SDG funding puzzle?

Blended finance could be a significant part of the funding solution in meeting the UN's SDGs. But to pull in private sector investment in the volume needed, and the time...

18 August 2021
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Mining

AVZ nears all permits for Manono project in DRC

AVZ Minerals is only weeks away from receiving all permits and licences required before making a final investment decision for the development of Manono Lithium and Tin...

02 August 2021
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Social infrastructure, Waste and water

COFIDES takes a piece of Bosa Hospital PPP

COFIDES is joining Grupo Ortiz in the design, construction, provision and maintenance of the €77 million 215-bed Bosa Hospital PPP project in Colombia. COFIDES will...

22 July 2021

Sieberts Investment Impact Fund makes new hire

SWS Capital – an affiliate of Siebert Williams Shank & Co – has appointed Shannon Smith as a financial analyst and impact investor in Detroit for its...

21 July 2021

CDB and EIB up vaccine support for Caribbean

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has signed a €30 million agreement with the EIB that will assist borrowing member countries to procure vaccines and other...

14 July 2021

EIB guarantees CDP recovery lending programme

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and the EIB have signed a guarantee agreement, under the framework of the European Guarantee Fund (EGF), to support access to credit for...

05 July 2021

Egypt's Maxab closes on new impact funding round

Cairo-headquartered B2B e-commerce platform Maxab has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by RMBV, a North Africa-focused impact investor. The deal also included...

22 June 2021

MSMEs boosted by $100m DFC and CABEI credit line

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration and the US International Development Finance Corporation have committed a new $100 million credit line to provide...

03 June 2021
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Social infrastructure

CABEI finances new road access to Tegucigalpa

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is financing a project to improve access to Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.CABEI is providing $44.2...

21 May 2021
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Social infrastructure

World Bank funds regional connectivity project in Azerbaijan

A new $65 million loan to Azerbaijan to finance the Regional Connectivity and Development Project has been approved by the World Bank.The project will provide safe,...

18 May 2021

Understanding ECAs: Smoothing an uneasy multi-sourced alliance?

Because of their very different lending and cover mandates, ECAs and DFIs have long been fractious allies in big-ticket multi-sourced project financing in emerging...

29 April 2021

BlackRock launches world ESG insights equity fund

BlackRock has launched a fund designed to simplify environmental, social, and governance investing through a focus on factors that demonstrate materiality for...

25 March 2021

Germany wants to extend KfW’s special virus aid program

Germany’s federal government wants to increase a special coronavirus aid program for companies and extend it until the end of the year, according to reports.The...

18 March 2021

ADB Ventures announces its first investments

The Asian Development Bank’s new venture arm, ADB Ventures, has announced its first investments.India-based electric vehicle manufacturer and fleet operator Euler...

18 March 2021

NIB participates in Maxima’s inaugural commercial paper issuance

The Nordic Investment Bank has invested in Lithuanian food retailer’s Maxima Grupė inaugural commercial paper (CP) issuance. This is NIB’s first participation...

05 March 2021
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Social infrastructure

Safran signs €500m innovative research loan with EIB

The European Investment Bank has given French aerospace group Safran a €500 million credit line to finance its research into innovative propulsion systems for the...

02 March 2021

Sixt redeems loan concluded with KfW participation

German car rental company Sixt has signed a long-term syndicated loan for €750 million. The new revolving credit line replaces the previously unused...

18 February 2021

Changing direction

After four year's of Trump's America First policies, what will be Biden’s approach to development finance? Uxolo caught up with David Baxter, a 25-year international...

26 January 2021
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Social infrastructure

CABEI agrees $500m financing for Costa Rican hospitals project

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has approved the second largest financing in its history - a $500 million hospitals project in Costa Rica.The...