(IN BRIEF) An EUR 84 million investment will fund the development of two photovoltaic solar plants with integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Senegal’s Kolda region, providing clean energy to 235,000 people. Spearheaded by the Emerging Africa & Asia … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Africa, Battery Project, Benjamin Memmi, clean energy, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), FMO, Germany, Huib-Jan de Ruijter, Landmark Solar, Monika Beck, partnership, Senegal, sustainability, Tidiane Doucoure
(IN BRIEF) BII, FMO, and the UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office have partnered to expand the CASA technical assistance facility, aiming to address the significant financing gap faced by agribusinesses in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, United Kingdom
Tagged British International Investment (BII), Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA), FMO, partnership, sustainability, UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
(IN BRIEF) British International Investment (BII) and FMO have collaborated to provide a joint loan commitment of US$50 million to BECIS, a leading Energy as a Service (EaaS) provider in South-East Asia. This financing will support BECIS’ ambitious plans to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BECIS, British International Investment (BII), clean energy, Eren Ergin, expansion, FMO, INDIA, Indonesia, Jeesun Han, Malaysia, partnership, PHILIPPINES, South-East Asia, Srini Nagarajan, sustainability, THAILAND, Vietnam
(IN BRIEF) Dutch development bank FMO, along with French development finance institution Proparco and SDG-focused emerging market credit fund ILX Fund, has provided a €60m ($71.6m) syndicated loan to Turkey’s Kılıç Deniz, a leading aquaculture player. The funds will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged aquaculture, FMO, Hakan Uyanık, ILX Fund, Kılıç Deniz, Pieternel Boogaard, Proparco, Scarlett Carré de Malberg, syndicated loan, Turkey
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) El BERD está invirtiendo $ 205 millones en la construcción de tres plantas de energía solar completamente nuevas en Uzbekistán. El paquete financiero se proporcionará a Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), con el cofinanciamiento esperado del … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Acuerdo de París, ADB, AIIB, Banco Asiático de Desarrollo, Banco Asiático de Inversión en Infraestructura, Banco Europeo de Inversiones, BERD, EIB, energía renovable, FMO, Masdar, Nur Jizzakh, Nur Samarcanda, Nur Sherabad, plantas de energía solar, préstamos, Uzbekistan
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is investing $205 million in the construction of three greenfield solar power plants in Uzbekistan. The financial package will be provided to Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), with expected co-financing from the Asian Development Bank, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, ADB, AIIB, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, EBRD, EIB, European Investment Bank, FMO, loans, Masdar, Nur Jizzakh, Nur Samarkand, Nur Sherabad, Paris Agreement, renewable energy, solar power plants, Uzbekistan
EBRD investment of up to US$ 100 million in a certified green bond issuance in favour of Scatec ASA US$ 30 million Credit Enhancement Facility First private green project bond issuance in Egypt and the SEMED region (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged Benban Solar Park, CEF, Climate Bonds Standard, Credit Enhancement Facility, DEG, DFC, EBRD, EGYPT, FMO, green bond, MIGA, Mikkel Tørud, Nandita Parshad, renewable energy investors, Scatec ASA, solar power plants
EBWE-Investition von bis zu 100 Millionen US-Dollar in eine zertifizierte Green-Bond-Emission zugunsten von Scatec ASA Kreditverbesserungsfazilität in Höhe von 30 Millionen US-Dollar Emission der ersten privaten grünen Projektanleihe in Ägypten und der SEMED-Region (PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LONDON, 28-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged Benban Solar Park, CEF, Climate Bonds Standard, Credit Enhancement Facility, DEG, DFC, EBRD, EGYPT, FMO, green bond, MIGA, Mikkel Tørud, Nandita Parshad, renewable energy investors, Scatec ASA, solar power plants
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 17-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has announced its financial support to the agricultural sector across the Anatolian region in Turkey with the loan of EUR 30 million provided to Turkish Sekerbank. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Netherlands, News, Turkey
Tagged agricultural, agricultural supply chain, FMO, loan, Monica Beek, rural SMEs, Sekerbank, sugar beet cooperati, Turkey
2X Challenge plans to raise US$ 15 billion by end-2022 Enhancing women’s access to entrepreneurship and leadership opportunities (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that it has joined the 2X … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Small Business, Society
Tagged 2X Challenge, Austrian Development Bank, bank, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries, bio, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDC Group, coronavirus pandemic, Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries, DEG, Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, EBRD, EIB, empowerment of women, Enda Tamweel, Entrepreneurship, European Investment Bank, FinDev Canada, FinnFund, FMO, G7, gender equality, gender finance target, German Development Finance Institution, IFC, IFU, initiative, International Finance Corporation, investments, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Jessica Espinoza, leadership opportunities, Odile Renaud-Basso, OeEB, PEG Africa, policy engagement, Proparco, quality jobs, support for women, Sustainable Development Goals, Swedfund, Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United States International Development Finance Corporation, WOMEN
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 11-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading impact investor FMO (Dutch development bank) has announced it has scored A+ across the board in 2020’s UNPRI Assessment Reports for its investor signatories. The PRI (Principles for Responsible Investing) is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, News
Tagged 2020 UNPRI Assessment Reports, FMO, investing, PRI, PRI signatory, Principles for Responsible Investing, Yvonne Bakkum
The HAGUE, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — FMO has closed a USD 15 million loan for Banco Para la Comercialización y la Producción, Bancop S.A. (“Bancop”) in Paraguay, to support job creation by productive SMEs. Bancop is a member of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged Bancop, Dimas Ayala, financing, FMO, job creation, Linda Broekhuizen, loan, Paraguay, productive SMEs
The HAGUE, 16-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ —The European Comission (EC), has approved up to €75 million in guarantees and up to €8 million in Technical Assistence to FMO’s NASIRA program (NASIRA). The NASIRA risk sharing facility aims to provide access to … Read the full press release
Climate Investor One has reached third close at USD 535 million. This innovative blended finance facility provides funding for renewable energy projects in the wind, solar and run-of-river hydro sectors in developing countries . THE HAGUE, 25-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Climate Investor One seeks … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged clean electricity, Climate Investor One, FMO, Georges Beukering, Hydro, investment, Leena Klossner, Maria Håkansson, power, renewable energy, Solar, Wind
THE HAGUE, 13-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — FMO, the Dutch development bank, has provided a five-year loan of USD 10 million to VisionFund International (VFI), a global microfinance organisation. This transaction will benefit the end clients of VFI’s microfinance institutions (MFIs) … Read the full press release
The HAGUE, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Access Bank Plc announced that it has signed a Syndicated Loan Agreement totaling USD 100 million. The credit line has been arranged by FMO, together with Proparco, the French private sector development bank, Norfund (Norwegian … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Finland, France, Investment, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Access Bank Plc, agribusiness, agricultural, FMO, Herbert Wigwe, Jürgen Rigterink, loan
THE HAGUE, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Her Majesty Queen Máxima will hold a speech on Monday 12 March at the Royal Institute for the Tropics in Amsterdam (KIT) in the Symposium ‘ Power of Partnerships – making finance work for women … Read the full press release
THE HAGUE, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Comafi has received a US$20 million investment from the Dutch development bank FMO to support Argentina’s new business sector in line with pro-market reforms implemented by the country’s elected government. The bank is the first Argentinian lender … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged Argentina, Dutch development bank, financing, FMO, Huib-Jan de Ruijter, lender, loan, MSMEs, Pablo Pochat, SMEs
THE HAGUE, 02-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The three development banks signed a USD 67.5 million loan to Lebanon and Gulf Bank (LGB BANK). In addition to the USD 32.5 million provided by FMO, OFID (the OPEC Fund for International Development) … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged FMO, Lebanon and Gulf Bank, LGB BANK, OeEB, OFID, SMEs, syndicated loan
The HAGUE, 19-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — FMO and IFC launched an online course on Related Party Transactions Governance for Vietnamese commercial banks. Related party transactions (RPTs) are viewed as situations, which are open to a possible conflict of interest and can harm … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands
Tagged commercial banks in Viet Nam, e-course, FMO, IFC, Jasper Veel, Related Party Transactions Governance
THE HAGUE, 03-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — FMO, the Dutch development bank, extended its partnership with The First MicroFinance Bank, Afghanistan (FMFB-A) through a local currency loan of USD 5 million in Afghan Afghanis from MASSIF, the fund that FMO manages on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Netherlands
Tagged Dutch development bank, FMO, largest microfinance institution in Afghanistan
The Hague, 22-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Kenya Banking Association (KBA) and the Mongolian Bankers Association (MBA), members of the IFC-supported Sustainable Banking Network (SBN), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance environmental and social risk management and sustainable financing practices … Read the full press release
FMO leads USD 90 million syndication to Fedecrédito THE HAGUE, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On 23 January 2017, FMO, the Dutch development bank, announced a 7-year USD 90 million syndicated debt facility to strengthen a federation of financial cooperatives in El … Read the full press release
The Hague, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch development bank FMO invests USD 15 million in the SANAD Fund for MSME to support small businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The investment has been made through the MASSIF fund, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business
Tagged Dutch development bank, FMO, Jeroen Harteveld, MENA, micro, MSME, SANAD Fund, small and medium enterprises, Wolfgang Reuss
Norfund, FMO and Rabobank have entered into a partnership to reaffirm their long-term commitment to Africa’s future development, growth potential and the local financial sector. The partners are committed to strengthen and develop effective, inclusive financial systems in Africa. It … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Investment, Netherlands, Society
Tagged Africa’s future development, Berry Marttin, FMO, José Morgado, Kjell Roland, Nanno Kleiterp, Norfund, Rabobank
THE HAGUE, 05-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — His mission: to give FMO colleagues further insight in their own GHG footprint Within the setup of the Nudge Global Leadership Challenge (NGLC) program, Sander Daniels aims to support FMO colleagues to decrease their personal GHG footprint … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Management, Netherlands
Tagged FMO, GHG footprint, Sander Daniels, the Nudge Global Leadership Challenge (NGLC) program
The Hague, The Netherlands, 08-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Tuesday 31 May, FMO signed a US$15 million senior secured loan, funded by IDF, for an innovative Greenfield project finance transaction. IFC was lead arranger with FMO and the Cordiant/Infrastructure Crisis Fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged bus operator, FMO, Greenfield project, Transambiental in Colombia
THE HAGUE, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Electrification Financing Initiative, ElectriFI opens its doors on 15 April and interested parties can submit their project proposals through www.electrifi.org. ElectriFI is an innovative mechanism to unlock, accelerate and leverage investments providing access to … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Investment
Tagged ElectriFI, FMO, The Electrification Financing Initiative, www.electrifi.org
THE HAGUE, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Terms of the Transaction: Rating: AAA(Stable) S&P / AAA (Stable) Fitch Issue amount: USD 500mn Pricing Date: 12 April 2016 Maturity Date: 18 April 2019 Coupon: 3m USD Libor +32bps Format: Floating rate note / RegS Re-offer Price: 100% ISIN: XS1396344621 … Read the full press release
THE HAGUE, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. launched and priced it’s new EUR 500 million 5-year RegS transaction Terms of the transaction Rating: AA+ (Stable) S&P / AAA (Stable) Fitch Issue amount: EUR 500mn Pricing Date: 28 October … Read the full press release
Swedfund invests MUSD 10 in the Nigerian Ecobank through a subordinated term loan. The investment is made in conjunction with, among others, the Dutch development bank FMO and is an important contribution to the development of the country’s private sector. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Investment, Sweden
Tagged FMO, Nigerian Ecobank, Swedfund, the Dutch development bank
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