The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is to extend a seven-year loan of 740 million rand ($62 million) to South Africa's Mercantile Bank to boost lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The financing was part of an initiative to invest up to 40 billion rand into South African SMEs over the next five to seven years.
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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