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23 April 2024
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Climate finance, Finance and other

Second fundraising round of MCPP One Planet attracting new players

A Dutch pension fund is considering investment in the second round of IFC’s MCPP One Planet which should close by H1 2025.The MCPPs are a series of eight syndicated...

23 April 2024
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Renewable energy

Azerbaijan launches first renewables auction

The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan has announced the country’s first renewable energy auction for a 100MW solar power plant project in Gobustan. Interested...

23 April 2024
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Finance and other

IFC warehousing securitisation pilot out by year-end

IFC is looking to bring out its first warehousing securitisation pilot by the calendar year-end, with RFP for the arranger closing last week. The warehousing and...

23 April 2024
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Renewable energy

ADB, PNB fund Philippines rooftop solar system projects

ADB and Philippine National Bank are financing Buskowitz Solar's project to support clean and affordable solar energy for commercial and industrial consumers in the...

23 April 2024

USAID deputy administrator to leave

USAID's leadership team is undergoing a shake-up in the final year of President Joe Biden’s first term.Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams Allen plans to leave...

23 April 2024
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Climate finance

World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism funding over abuse claims

The World Bank has suspended financing intended to develop tourism in southern Tanzania after allegations of killings, rape and forced evictions.The bank began...

23 April 2024

Eiffel to launch impact unitranche fund

Eiffel Investment Group is launching the first impact unitranche fund for smaller funds.The Paris-based asset manager focuses on sustainable investments. It manages...

22 April 2024
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Climate finance

MDBs eye up to $400bn more lending over 10 years

Leaders of ten multilateral development banks have committed to take action in five critical areas, including additional lending headroom totalling $300 billion-$400...

22 April 2024
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Climate finance

BNDES funds expansion of plastic wood production facility in Brazil

BNDES has approved financing of BRL24.5 million ($4.7 million) for Madeira Plastica Ambiental to expand its plastic wood production facility in Uniao da Vitoria, Parana....

22 April 2024
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Climate finance

Mongolia signs landmark climate finance deal for grasslands

Mongolia's government and a coalition of partners have signed a nature finance agreement aimed at protecting 35.6 million acres of the country's lands and waters,...

22 April 2024
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Finance and other

Algeria set to join New Development Bank

Algeria is close to joining the New Development Bank.Joining the bank - formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - can ontribute to financing development,...

22 April 2024
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Climate finance, Social projects

EBRD and World Bank scale up collaboration

EBRD and World Bank have penned an MoU to enhance their collaboration and respond to global challenges together more effectively.The MoU identifies key areas of...

22 April 2024
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Mining

BNDES backs Nexa with first mining ESG deal

BNDES has signed a BRL200 million ($38 million) sustainability-linked loan (SLL) for zinc producer Nexa Resources. The eight-year loan is priced at benchmark TLP...

22 April 2024

European Stability Mechanism, AIIB tighten cooperation

AIIB and the European Stability Mechanism have renewed their MoU to build on their collaboration and further enhance inter-institutional cooperation.The renewed MOU...

22 April 2024
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Finance and other

World Bank financing tools receive major funding boost

New financial instruments designed to boost lending capacity and enable the World Bank Group to take on more risk for shared global challenges have received a significant...

22 April 2024

Opaque resource-backed loans hinder Africa growth, AfDB warns

Africa's economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth,...

22 April 2024
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Renewable energy

KDB, commercial banks create future energy fund

Korea Development Bank and five major commercial banks have signed an agreement for the creation of a future energy fund for the purpose of investing in renewable energy...

22 April 2024
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Social projects, Traditional energy

EIB finances green and digital investment in Andalusia

EIB has entered into a loan agreement with the regional government of Andalusia, amounting to €215 million ($229 million). This loan will be used to co-finance...

19 April 2024
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Social infrastructure

EIB, NIB fund LTG Link's new electric, battery trains

LTG Link has signed a €200 million (about $213 million) loan deal with NIB and EIB to finance the purchase of electric and battery-powered trains. NIB and the...

19 April 2024
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Climate finance

Silvipar Astarte Impact Forestry Fund achieves final close

Astarte Capital Partners and Silvipar have announced the final closing of their inaugural Silvipar Astarte Impact Forestry Fund (SAIFF) at $325.3 million. Originally...