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11 May 2023
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Finance and other

EDB joins Alliance for Industry Decarbonization

Emirates Development Bank has joined the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization, which aims to decarbonize industrial value chains and accelerate net-zero ambitions in...

11 May 2023
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Renewable energy

Bulgaria launches solar funding scheme for households

The Bulgarian ministry of energy has opened for applications a planned EU-backed scheme to grant BGN240 million ($134.6 million) in support of household projects to...

11 May 2023

British Embassy Zagreb invites bids for Impact Fund 2023 to 2024

The British Embassy in Zagreb is inviting organisations to submit project proposals, with a focus on organisations, projects and activities which strengthen relationships...

05 May 2023
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

Different paths

Are multilateral development banks (MDBs) and export credit agencies (ECAs) pulling in the same direction when it comes to energy transition? The PR says they are – the...

02 May 2023
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Social infrastructure

Rail transport: a roadmap for decarbonisation

The first phase of a study by the Association of European Rail Rolling stock Lessors (AERRL) on alternatives to fossil diesel use has finished with a conclusion that the...

27 April 2023
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Climate finance

Ecuador launches debt buyback plan aimed at Galapagos protection

Ecuador has launched a long-awaited debt buyback plan that will free up money to protect its Galapagos Islands.Ecuador's bankers, Credit Suisse, laid out the offer to...

27 April 2023
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Social infrastructure

Egypt approves €250m loan with AFD

Egypt has approved a €250 million ($275.6 million) loan agreement from the French Development Agency AFD to construct the Abu Qir metro project in Alexandria.The Abu...

25 April 2023

FMO and Dutch state modernise agreement

The Dutch Council of Ministers has approved an update of the agreement between FMO and the Dutch state.  The update, the first since 2009,  modernises the...

05 April 2023

EIB supports green transition in Italy with €200m

EIB and Mediocredito Centrale have finalised a new €200 million ($218.5 million) agreement aimed at supporting the green transition of SMEs and mid-caps in Italy....

04 April 2023
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Social projects

Cote d'Ivoire blended risk-sharing facility set for signing

A risk-sharing facility covering a maximum portfolio of up to XOF10 billion ($16 million) is set to be signed between IFC and Bank Bridge Group Ivory Coast (BBCGI).The...

27 March 2023
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Agriculture/food chain

World Bank provides extra funds for Yemen food project

The World Bank has approved a second additional financing of $207 million for the Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project in Yemen, aimed at...

24 March 2023
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Agriculture/food chain

DBP launches blended finance credit for coconut farmers

Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has launched a special credit facility that will provide financing to support projects related to the coconut value...

15 March 2023
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Agriculture/food chain

IFC, agCelerant and Bank of Africa partner to boost rice production in Senegal

IFC is partnering with agCelerant and Bank of Africa to help smallholder farmers and small businesses in Senegal's rice value chain more easily access financing for...

10 March 2023
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Agriculture/food chain

IDB Invest supports agricultural value chain in Paraguay

IDB Invest has approved a $15 million revolving financing for up to four years to Tecnomyl to continue fostering the development of the agricultural sector in...

09 March 2023
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Social projects

AIIB partners with Southeast Asia Women’s Economic Empowerment Fund

The AIIB has partnered with the Southeast Asia Women’s Economic Empowerment Fund (SWEEF) to finance SMEs in Southeast Asia. AIIB has committed up to $10 million to...

01 March 2023

CABEI approves innovative financing for "Ciudad Gobierno" megaproject

A complex of state-owned buildings where most of the ministries of Costa Rica will be located will be financed and developed by CABEI, which approved financing of $450...

20 February 2023
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

ADB tenders EOI for solar-grid pilot project

ADB has tendered an EOI for consultancy services for the Developing Solar Systems at Scale project. The programme has received a $2 million grant from the Clean Energy...

16 February 2023

EIB provides €150m to Emilia-Romagna SMEs

The EIB is granting a €150 million credit line to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy for micro, small and medium-sized companies via an agreement with Intesa San...

10 February 2023

SIS Ventures appoints Arran Dewar to lead impact investment

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Arran Dewar as executive director of SIS Ventures, its wholly owned impact investor.In his new role, he will be responsible...

19 January 2023
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Renewable energy

Singrobo-Ahouaty: A small hydro IPP ripple effect in sub-Saharan Africa?

The 44MW Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower project is a pathfinder – the first hydropower IPP to reach financial close in West Africa. While the probability of a rush of...