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17 May 2018
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Renewable energy

Angola plans to join Scaling Solar program

The Angolan Ministry of Energy and Water has invited representatives of the World Bank to discuss ways of increasing the share of solar energy in the African country...

17 May 2018
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Renewable energy

EBRD arranges financing of 50MW Baikonur solar power plant

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is organising a loan together with the Clean Technology Fund and the Asian Development Bank to fund the...

17 May 2018

AfDB approves facility to boost lending to SMEs in Liberia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $20 million facility to boost lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Liberia. The loan is a trade finance...

17 May 2018

Belarus development bank agrees credit line to boost exports to Africa

The Development Bank of Belarus will open a $70 million credit line to finance Belarusian exports to Africa. The agreement was signed by the Development Bank of Belarus...

17 May 2018

Welsh development bank reveals 2017/2018 results, sees rise in applications

The Development Bank of Wales invested £68 million in 285 businesses in the country during the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, new figures show. A total...

16 May 2018

Katipult adds Qatar Development Bank

Fintech group Katipult Technology has added Qatar Development Bank to implement its software into the lender's operations. The goal was to provide users with a...

16 May 2018

NIB and Brage Finans sign SME leasing financing deal

Nordic Investment Bank and Norway’s Brage Finans have signed a €18 million loan agreement for financing equipment leasing for small and medium-sized...

16 May 2018

Bahrain Development Bank launches $100m VC Fund

Bahrain Development Bank has launched a $100 million venture capital "fund of funds" to support startups in Bahrain and across the Middle East. The Al Waha...

15 May 2018

BNDES profit rises with sale of Petrobras shares

Brazilian state-run development bank BNDES posted an increase in profits in the first quarter as it reversed loan-loss provisions and sold shares in oil giant...

15 May 2018

ADB hires Amy S.P. Leung as Director General for East Asia

The Asian Development Bank has appointed Amy S.P. Leung as the new Director General of its East Asia Department, where she will lead ADB's engagement with China, Hong...

15 May 2018
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Renewable energy

EIB and China Exim agree €300m climate projects loan

The European Investment Bank will provide a €300 million framework loan in new climate finance partnership with the Export-Import Bank of China. The initiative is...

14 May 2018

IFC: Wiebke Schloemer is new Director for the Europe and Central Asia

The International Finance Corporation has appointed Wiebke Schloemer as its new Director for the Europe and Central Asia region. The former IFC regional infrastructure...

14 May 2018

EBRD and Jordan to step up infrastructure development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Jordan have sign a memorandum of understanding in connection with an infrastructure investment programme of more...

14 May 2018
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Agriculture/food chain

IFC may extend $20m debt to boost Sri Lankan agri SMEs

The International Finance Corporation has proposed to extend up to $20 million local currency equivalent loan facility to Sri Lanka-based Central Finance Company. The...

11 May 2018

ADB and Citi agree $100m trade finance deal to help SMEs

The Asian Development Bank's Trade Finance Programme has signed a $100 million deal with Citi to share risk on a funded basis underlying trade finance...

11 May 2018

EBRD trade finance awards honour partner banks

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) has named its most successful partner banks in 2017 in an award ceremony at...

11 May 2018

EBRD partners with Turkey’s credit guarantee fund to unlock €300m for women-led firms

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Turkey's Kredi Garanti Fonu (KGF) - a credit guarantee institution - are joining forces to expand financing...

11 May 2018

EBRD partners with Bank Al Etihad in Jordan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Jordan's Bank Al Etihad are joining forces under a $20 million risk-sharing agreement. The EBRD will share...

10 May 2018
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Renewable energy

Galloper offshore wind farm tests bank appetite for refi

Sponsors of the £1.8 billion ($2.43 billion) 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm project in the UK – RWE, Siemens, Sumitomo and Green Investment Group –...

10 May 2018
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Traditional energy

GuarantCo backs Quantum Terminals' landmark Ghana bond

GuarantCo has signed a deal with Quantum Terminals in support of Quantum's LPG storage business in Ghana. Quantum Terminals is issuing a GHS 45 million ($10 million),...