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06 June 2023
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Social infrastructure

Covington hires former senior White House environmental official

Jayni Hein, who most recently served as Senior Director for Clean Energy, Infrastructure & the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at the White House Council on...

06 June 2023
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Waste and water

IDB funds Belize drinking water project

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved two complementary programs to enhance the quality of water services in rural and peri-urban areas of Belize. The loans...

06 June 2023
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Social infrastructure

Cote d’Ivoire to expand affordable housing via IFC-structured PPP

Residents in the greater Abidjan area of Cote d’Ivoire will benefit from a project aimed at improving access to affordable housing for low- and middle-income...

06 June 2023
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Finance and other

CEB issues CHF200m 6-year benchmark

CEB has launched a new six-year CHF200 million (about $221 million) benchmark due June 30, 2029. Lead managers were BNP Paribas and Commerzbank.This new issuance marks...

06 June 2023
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Social projects

World Bank supports Ghana to expand, enhance social safety nets

The Government of Ghana has received $150 million additional financing from the International Development Association for the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP...

05 June 2023
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Social infrastructure

AIIB tenders out Bangladeshi road upgrades

The government of Bangladesh and the AIIB will jointly finance the improvement of the Sylhet-Tamabil road via two separate projects in Bangladesh. The AIIB has...

05 June 2023
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Social infrastructure

IFC and NaBFID to ramp up Indian PPP projects

IFC and National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) have signed an MoU to develop a robust pipeline of investment-ready public-private partnership...

05 June 2023
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Finance and other

Argentina closer to becoming newest NDB member

The New Development Bank board will hold a vote for the incorporation of Argentina in August.An Argentine delegation is currently taking part in a week-long trip to China...

05 June 2023
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Social infrastructure

BNDES approves BRL5bn package for the city of Belem

BNDES has announced a BRL5 billion ($1 billion) credit and investment package for the city of Belem to host the UN climate change conference in 2025.The package is...

05 June 2023
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Renewable energy

EIB finances EVN's wind farm in Austria

EIB has agreed to support EVN AG’s investments in wind farms with an overall capacity of 103MW, providing 72,650 Austrian households with green electricity.The...

05 June 2023

ADB records $11.4bn in cofinancing, focused on resilience against economic shocks

The financing partners of the ADB committed $11.4 billion in the co-financing of ADB projects in 2022 to help build the resilience of developing member countries and...

05 June 2023
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Renewable energy

EIB grants €200m to Sicredi for SMEs and households’ solar investments

EIB and Sicredi, a cooperative financial institution operating in all regions of Brazil, signed an agreement aimed at fostering the use of renewable energy in the...

05 June 2023

AfDB helps improve sanitation in Angola’s coastal towns

The African Development Bank has approved a $75 million loan to Angola to finance the first phase of the country’s Coastal Towns Inclusive Sanitation Project.The...

05 June 2023
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Social projects

AfDB to extend nearly $1m in gender-based grants to boost opportunities for women-led businesses

AfDB's Gender Equality Trust Fund will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali,...

02 June 2023
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Social projects

Canada launches Social Finance Fund with C$755m commitment

The Canadian government has launched a Social Finance Fund with a pledge of C$755 million ($558.3 million) to grow the impact investing market in Canada.The fund will...

02 June 2023
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Climate finance

AP7 hands LGIM large active climate-transition equities mandate

Swedish pension fund AP7 has appointed Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) to manage a global equities climate-transition strategy. The asset manager will...

02 June 2023
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Waste and water

EU, WBIF fund wastewater project in Kosovo

The Gjilan wastewater development project in Kosovo, co-financed by the EBRD and EIB, has received additional financial support in the form of a €2.5 million grant...

02 June 2023

IFC boosts trade finance in Mauritania

IFC has agreed a trade finance facility for Banque Populaire de Mauritanie to help businesses in Mauritania finance the import and export of essential goods.IFC's...

02 June 2023

BNDES to join anti-deforestation effort from banks

BNDES is looking to adopt self-regulation protocols of the Brazilian banking federation Febraban.The protocols include a commitment not to lend to slaughterhouses and...

02 June 2023
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Climate finance

Packard, Ford back Nusantara Fund to bolster climate resilience

Packard and Ford foundations are backing Nusantara Fund to support livelihoods and climate resilience for Indonesia's Indigenous communities.Nusantara Fund has raised...