Uganda has signed a $295 million loan with IsDB for a series of infrastructure projects. The loan will go to the funding of roads in the country totaling 105km and a bridge crossing the River Nile in North West Uganda. The key projects include: the Masindi-Port Bridge where the ferry crosses... More

Deals blending public and private funds reached a five-year high of $15 billion in 2023, as some of the world’s biggest banks and asset managers entered transactions with governments to tackle climate change.The contributions represent a “directional shift” in the global blended... More

The World Bank has approved a $84 million grant from the IDA for the Afghanistan Community Resilience and Livelihoods Project, which complements $70 million in additional financing from the Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund.The project started in 2022 with a grant of $265 million from the ARTF to... More

Egypt's Commercial International Bank is planning to get a $50 million loan from EBRD within H2 of 2024 with the aim of financing green projects.EBRD last year approved a $150 million subordinated loan to the CIB to support the latter’s Tier II capital to back its growth outlook, enhance... More

The CAMBio II program CABEI and the Green Climate Fund made the second disbursement of $1.1 million to continue supporting MSMEs in increasing their climate change resilience actions.The funds have been granted to Banco Hipotecario de El Salvador to benefit MSME clients operating in the agroforestry... More

EBRD has invested $60 million in capital notes issued by TBC Bank Georgia, participating in its public placement of a $300 million, Basel III-compliant issuance of Additional Tier 1 capital notes. The notes will be listed on Euronext Dublin. This is TBC’s first benchmark issuance since the... More

The Central Bank of Libya signed an MoU with IsDB to establish the National Fund for Economic Empowerment.The fund aims to support and finance micro, small, and medium enterprises in Libya which the CBL says is its contribution to activating the role of the private sector. Libya says the fund will... More

IsDB has provided a loan of $289.52 million for the second phase of the Rural and Peri - Urban Housing Finance Project. The project will be implemented by Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation under the Financial Institutions Division.Through the scheme, affordable housing loans will be... More

EBRD and the Swiss government are contributing additional funds towards the completion of upgrades to water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Fayzobod and 14 neighbouring communities in Tajikistan.EBRD is organising a financial package of up to €2.7 million for a local utility,... More

Bangladesh is set to sign its first loan agreement with NDB for two projects this year.The projects are the Dhaka Water Supply Project - for which the NDB will provide $320 million - and the Gas Network Strengthening Project, which will receive $443 million.While NDB's interest rates are higher... More

ADB has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy to build and operate a 100MW grid-connected solar PV power plant in Pabna, Bangladesh.The financing package comprises a $46.75 million loan from ADB, a syndicated B-loan of $28.05 million from ILX Fund I, and a syndicated... More

Indian EV charging network group ChargeZone has secured a $19 million commitment from BII.The company will use the funds to expedite the expansion of its high-speed charging network for electric cars, buses, and trucks across key cities and highways in India. This enables the company to roll out... More

Eavor Erdwarme Geretsried has secured a €131 million ($140.3 million) project finance facility for the construction, operation and maintenance of the closed-loop 64MW geothermal power plant located at the Breitenbach mining site in Geretsried, Germany.Of the total, JBIC is providing €43... More

EBRD and Tajikistan have joined forces to foster gender equality and empower women in entrepreneurship. This cooperation aims to develop the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (WE Finance Code) as a means to enhance financial support for women-led MSMEs.To further support women-owned and managed... More

Benin has become the first sub-Saharan African country to join the EBRD, becoming the bank's 75th shareholder.Benin officially expressed its interest in joining the EBRD in July 2023, and in October of the same year, the Board of Governors approved its membership. This decision reflects the... More

JICA has provided an ODA loan of up to JPY60 billion ($385.6 billion) to the government of Turkey to support the Emergency Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction Project.The key objective of this project is to reconstruct and restore the damaged infrastructure while also constructing new facilities.... More

The World Bank has approved a $105.98 million financing package for the Moldova Rural Connectivity Project (MRCP).The project will help the country to improve climate-resilient road connectivity in rural communities, enhance road transit through border crossings with Romania and respond promptly and... More