The liberalisation of Brazil’s water sector in 2020 has delivered on its promise of multi-sourced private investment. Will 2026 keep up the momentum?

Latin American development bank CAF is poised to break new ground in 2026 with a bigger, more diverse borrowing programme, with more hybrid capital, and a strategy that’s...

The world’s multilateral development banks provided a record $137 billion in climate finance in 2024. But backsliding from key governments may put 2030 climate targets at...

The IDB Invest sealed its busiest funding year with a $1 billion bond, taking advantage of market dynamics to narrow the gap with top-tier multilaterals and set the stage...

IsDB’s latest €500 million green sukuk drew a record-breaking order book, as global investors flock to ESG and Islamic finance. With a swelling investor base and tighter...

The EDFI Management Company emerged from the Global Gateway Forum with three new mandates. The new facilities highlight the European Union’s shift away from grants and...

The FMO raised its inaugural social bond last month and it will not be its last. The deal - a €500 million bond - stood out in scale and had thematic differences to...

The African Development Bank's $500 million hybrid capital issue significantly expanded the pool of investors for its second deal, a demonstration that MDB hybrids are...

The blueprint for ETM finance - the Cirebon 1 plant in Indonesia - is shaping up, albeit slowly. But the deal is still awaiting government approval before it can sign and...

The World Bank and IDA’s latest fundraising – spanning the US dollar, Australian dollar, and Canadian dollar – signals not just renewed investor appetite but a new...

In today’s episode, Leslie Maasdorp, CEO of British International Investment (BII), shares his strategic vision for scaling sustainable finance in frontier and emerging...

High quality carbon markets can be used to support non-recourse debt for large-scale afforestation projects.

Ralf Schwarzhaupt, CEO, managing partner at Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions, cautions that global uncertainty is making investors shy away from long term decisions....

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) issued a 10-year bond that not only achieved record investor demand and tighter spreads but also pointed to a strategic pivot...

Infrastructure assets are increasingly under threat from extreme weather events linked to climate change. Adaptation strategies are urgently needed to shield projects...

DFI support to Ukrainian borrowers dropped significantly over the past few years. Now, US DFC’s deals are on hold amid resource extraction remuneration, small tickets...

Irene Gambelli, subsidised financing manager at Maire Met Development, discusses her new role, and the part she will play liaising with MDBs and DFIs alongside ECAs to...

The outcome of a legal case between the US Treasury and an NGO over the IFC’s lack of environmental disclosures for its support of carbon-intensive infra projects could...

As investors crowd into high-grade ESG debt, ADB’s green bond success offers a window into evolving market appetite and the mounting impetus behind sustainable...

DFIs need to look beyond their comfort zones by working more proactively in the world’s lowest income countries. Their support for transition technologies in high-income...