In depth
28 March 2024

Wanted: More data

Synthetic securitisations, risk transfers, programmatic approaches – the MDB toolkit is growing. But, as voiced by attendees and speakers at the recent Texel DevFIns Conference 2024, whatever the tool used, MDBs need to enhance their data transparency to mobilise greater volumes of insurance... More

News
28 March 2024

ANAVA backing Janngo fund

ANAVA – a fund of funds backed by the World Bank, CDC and KfW – is investing €4 million ($4.3 million) in Africa’s Janngo Capital Start-up Fund (JCSF).JCSF seeks to support tech start-ups that enable Africans to improve their access to essential goods and services, such as... More

News
28 March 2024

Thiebot new head of sustainable and positive impact finance at Societe Generale

Societe Generale has Paul-Antoine Thiebot as head of sustainable and positive impact finance for Asia Pacific.Based in Singapore, Thiebot most recently held the role of director of energy transition and sustainable finance within the bank and is replacing Yasmine Djeddai, who has taken on a new role... More

In depth
22 March 2024

CDB's Solomon talks challenges and change

Climate change grabs the global headlines but it is not the only major issue facing the nations of the Caribbean. Isaac Solomon, Acting President of the Caribbean Development Bank, discusses the full range of development challenges in the region, CDB’s lending strategy and innovations, and plans for... More

News
27 March 2024

Serbia's 94MW Pupin wind farm receives €91m funding

Enlight Renewable Energy has received a €91.4 million ($99 million) financing package to fund construction of a wind farm in Serbia.EBRD and Erste will provide parallel loans, worth €45.7 million each, including the associated debt service reserve facilities. Enlight’s local... More

News
27 March 2024

CEB approves 11 new loans totalling €1.3bn

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has approved 11 new loans across as many countries and a variety of sectors totalling €1.3 billion.In Bosnia and Herzegovina, €3 million loan to Mikra Microcredits will support economically vulnerable women and women-led micro-businesses in rural... More

News
27 March 2024

264MW Pagegiai wind farm secures funding

NIB and UAB LT Energija have signed a €100 million ($108 million) loan for a 264MW wind farm in Pagegiai, Lithuania. The EU supports €43.5 million of the loan under the NIB’s InvestEU Framework Operation on Clean Energy Transition.The 21-year year loan will finance the construction... More

News
27 March 2024

Quantum Surgical gets EIB loan to advance tumour treatment

French medical robotics company Quantum Surgical is borrowing €30 million (about $32.5 million) from EIB to accelerate the worldwide commercialisation of a technology designed to treat abdominal and lung cancer with minimal invasiveness. More than 4 million new abdominal and lung cancer... More

News
27 March 2024

GEMs publishes report on recovery rates in emerging markets

The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium - consisting of 25 multilateral development banks and development finance institutions that are pooling and harmonising their data - has published its first report, using data from 19 of its members, on the recovery rates of investments... More

News
27 March 2024

Philippines receives JPY250bn from JICA for road, metro projects

JICA has signed two loan agreements with the Government of the Philippines, totalling JPY250 billion ($1.6 billion). The loans will be allocated to two projects, namely the Dalton Pass East Alignment Road Project and the Metro Manila Subway Project (Phase 1).The objective of the Dalton Pass East... More

News
27 March 2024

NIB finances Vasakronan’s building redevelopments in Sweden

NIB has partnered with Vasakronan to support the redevelopment and refurbishment of two buildings in Sweden with an SEK590 million ($56.5 million) ten-year loan. The aim of the project is to create sustainable and energy-efficient office spaces, with both buildings targeting LEED Platinum... More

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27 March 2024

AfDB veteran Kalidou Gadio joins DLA in DC

DLA Piper has appointed former AfDB executive Kalidou Gadio as new co-chair for its US-Africa practice in Washington, DC.Gadio was recruited from US firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, where he spent the past three years, following a similar spell with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, both... More

Event
Jun 11 - Jun 12, 2024

Uxolo Global 2024: Development & Impact Finance

Divani Caravel, Leof. Vasileos Alexandrou 2, Athina 161 21, Greece

Join us on a mythical adventure through all things impact and development finance as we travel to the historic city of Athens for the first time!

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06 March 2024
News
27 March 2024

EIB, AfDB fund Bizerte bridge in Tunisia

EIB agreed €123 million ($133.3 million) for the construction of a new bridge in Bizerte, in partnership with the AfDB, which provided financing of €122 million ($132.2 million). The project has also received a donation of around €3 million ($3.2 million) from the EU for feasibility... More

News
27 March 2024

EBRD, DPI and BII exit from KELIX bio

EBRD, DPI, and BII have announced the sale of KELIX bio, a prominent emerging-market biopharmaceutical platform, to Mubadala Investment Company.KELIX bio, established in November 2020, emerged as the first pan-African biopharmaceutical platform aimed at expanding access to essential specialty... More

News
27 March 2024

EBRD finances Kahramanmaras Piazza shopping centre

EBRD is providing a senior loan of €30 million ($32.6 million) to Kahramanmaras Piazza shopping centre. This shopping centre is owned by Ronesans Gayrimenkul Yatirom, a subsidiary of Ronesans Holding specializing in commercial real estate development and investment.The loan will be utilized to... More

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27 March 2024

BII and Idemitsu invest in Skye Renewables

BII and Japanese energy group Idemitsu Kosan (IKC) have announced a joint investment into Skye Renewables Energy, a south-east Asia-focused renewable energy platform.Established in 2022, Skye develops solar projects and provides off-grid clean energy to commercial and industrial customers in the... More

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27 March 2024

EBRD and PBZ sign €75m risk-sharing facility

EBRD is launching a new risk-sharing framework for Croatian banks, with Privredna banka Zagreb (PBZ), part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, the first to benefit.The framework is designed to allow the EBRD to share partner banks’ exposure to local enterprises, be they large companies or SMEs,... More

News
26 March 2024

AfDB approves loan for ECCAP

African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $50 million loan for the Yobe State Environmental and Climate Change Action Project (ECCAP) in Nigeria.The project cost is estimated at $101.34 million, with the AfDB providing a $50 million loan and Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)... More

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26 March 2024

AFC raises record $1.16bn syndicated loan

Africa Finance Corporation has closed its largest debt facility, a $1.16 billion syndicated loan.Initially launched at $1 billion, the three-year syndicated loan was upsized after being oversubscribed by 49%. First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mashreqbank, MUFG, and Standard Chartered collectively acted as... More

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26 March 2024

Poland’s economy gets €600m EIB boost

EIB is extending a €600 million (about $651 million) loan to Poland to bolster the country's economy. Investments supported with this financing will spur digital and social development. The EIB financing will complement EU grants as well as funding from private sources and public... More