The European Investment Bank has agreed a €75 million loan to Banco Comercial Portugues (Millennium bcp) to finance SMEs and midcaps affected by forest fires spread accross the north and centre of Portugal in 2017. Millennium bcp will at least match the loan.
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...
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...
In today’s episode, Leslie Maasdorp, CEO of British International Investment (BII), shares his strategic vision for scaling sustainable finance in frontier and emerging markets. He discusses how BII is navigating global funding cuts, recent investments in green infrastructure and digital connectivity, and the institution’s evolving approach to impact and transparency.
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 risk.
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 reshaping the region’s DFI landscape. And given 2025 was a record year for funding, the plan is ambitious.
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