Details around the pipeline of MDB-backed debt-for-development swaps are emerging. With Cote d’Ivoire closing the first such deal and Angola set for its debut – can...
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...
JICA has signed a JPY2.96 billion ($19.8 million) grant agreement with the government of Ghana to finance the Project for the Improvement of the Inner Ring Road in Kumasi...
The IFC’s launch of its debut mainstream securitisation will serve as template for future such deals across the development finance space, and could double the...
CEB and BCR Social Finance (BCRSF) – a non-bank financial institution – have signed a €25 million (over $29 million) loan agreement to strengthen...
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...
Ralf Schwarzhaupt, CEO, managing partner at Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions, cautions that global uncertainty is making investors shy away from long term decisions....
IFC and Ukraine's OTP Leasing, a leading leasing company in Ukraine, are launching a €50 million risk sharing facility to expand financing for SMEs and larger...
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...
The EIB has loaned €50 million ($58 million) to Credit Agricole's Polish subsidiary, Credit Agricole Bank Polska, in support of Polish businesses. The bank...
EIB has signed agreements with A&G and Urbania Alpha to channel a total of €230 million to new urban development projects - including those promoting affordable...
More than 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia will benefit from the second phase of the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to...
EBRD, supported by the EU, the Green Climate Fund and Canada through the EBRD’s High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action, is extending up to €55 million in...
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...
Italian transmission system operator Terna has secured commitments totalling €1.5 billion (about $1.75 billion) to back the development and construction of the...
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...
EIB has signed agreements with Buenavista Infrastructure and Arcano Partners to channel a total of €410 million ($480 million) to new urban development projects,...