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02 November 2021

World Bank unveils new Zimbabwe country manager

The World Bank has appointed Marjorie Mpundu as its new Country Manager for Zimbabwe. She joined the bank in 2005 as a legal associate in the Legal Vice Presidency. She...

Perspective
01 November 2021
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

COP26: UK’s Johnson announces £5.4bn climate finance package

The package includes commitments to provide guarantees for climate-related projects in Africa and India, and new green funds for UK development financiers CDC Group and...

News
01 November 2021

IDA provides $150m for Kenyan climate resilience projects

The World Bank has approved a $150 million credit to support climate resilience projects in all rural constituencies in Kenya. The funding from the International...

News
01 November 2021
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Manufacturing, Renewable energy, Traditional energy

AfDB approves $57.67m renewable energy loan to Eskom

The African Development Bank has approved a $57.67 million loan to Eskom Holdings, South Africa’s public electricity utility, to harness battery storage technology...

News
01 November 2021

Remon Zakaria appointed new EBRD Head of Montenegro

Remon Zakaria has been appointed Head of Montenegro for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Zakaria, who will be based in Podgorica, will succeed Jaap...

News
01 November 2021
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Waste and water

Contracts awarded for remote monitoring of Dakar water network

The Societe Nationale des Eaux du Senegal (SONES) has selected Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation and Toyota Tsusho Corporation to implement a project to strengthen...

News
01 November 2021
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Social infrastructure, Waste and water

DFC finances Fulbright University Vietnam’s new campus

The US International Development Finance Corporation has announced the financial commitment of $37 million via a 20-year direct loan to support the construction of...

News
29 October 2021
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Manufacturing, Mining, Renewable energy, Traditional energy

G20 public finance institutions 'still bankrolling fossil fuels'

G20 countries are backing at least $63 billion per year in oil, gas, and coal projects between 2018 and 2020 - 2.5 times greater than their $26 billion a year in support...

News
29 October 2021
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

EIB closes loophole to end all loans to oil and gas firms

The European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the EU, has vowed to close a loophole that allows it to lend money to oil and gas firms despite a ban on financing fossil...

News
29 October 2021
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IT and telecoms

EIB helps finance €620m expansion of SIRO’s Gigabit broadband in Ireland

Funding of €620 million has been secured through the European Investment Bank and a syndicate of Irish and international lenders for the second phase of SIRO’s...

News
29 October 2021
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Mining, Traditional energy

JBIC to end financing new coal power by end-2021

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has announced that it will stop financing new unabated coal power projects by the end of this year to align with an agreement...

News
29 October 2021

Citi analysts back new development bank to meet climate goals

A new multilateral climate action development bank is needed to help get money to emerging markets more effectively, analysts at US bank Citigroup said ahead of an...

News
29 October 2021

Cidel, TwinRiver launch global impact fund

Canada's TwinRiver Capital Group, in partnership with Cidel Asset Management, has unveiled the new Cidel-TwinRiver Global Impact Fund, which offers exposure to...

News
29 October 2021
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Manufacturing, Traditional energy, Waste and water

IsDB reallocates Senegal loan for rural electrification and water projects

The Islamic Development Bank has signed an agreement with Senegalese authorities to reallocate $75.2 million in financing to development projects. The 2020 loan will be...

News
29 October 2021

CDC backs Prime Bank with $30m trade loan

CDC Group has committed a $30 million trade finance loan to Bangladesh's Prime Bank. The loan from the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor...

News
29 October 2021

AIIB unveils first Sustainable Development Bonds Impact Report

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has launched its inaugural Sustainable Development Bonds Impact Report that offers investors a view of the sustainable nature and...

News
29 October 2021

EIB finances Polish SMEs' climate action

More financing for climate-friendly solutions adopted by SMEs in Poland will be available thanks to a €75 million (around PLN350 million, $87.5 million) loan granted...

News
29 October 2021

EIB supports Prosegur with €57.5m financing

The European Investment Bank will support Prosegur, a Spain-based global security industry company, with €57.5 million to finance its digital...

News
28 October 2021
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Waste and water

AFD joins financing for Benin stormwater sanitation project

Benin has obtained additional funding of more than €35.5 million for its Cotonou Stormwater Sanitation Program from Agence Française de Developpement (AFD)....

News
28 October 2021
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Renewable energy

EBRD-backed fund invests in Armenia’s renewable energy sector

Private equity fund Amber Capital Armenia, supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union, has acquired Armenian solar plant...