(IN BRIEF) BBVA, together with Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has structured Australia’s first blue loan to refinance the Mundaring Water Treatment Plant in Western Australia, marking a significant step in the evolution of sustainable finance. The $170.5 million transaction aligns … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged Aberdeen Investments, Acciona Agua, BBVA, BBVA Advances Global Blue Finance Market Through Landmark Water Infrastructure Transaction in Western Australia, blue finance, CBA, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, environmental sustainability, Goldfields region, Helena Water, IFC, Innovative Blue Loan Structure Supports Long-Term Sustainability and Water Security at Mundaring Treatment Plant, International Finance Corporation, Mundaring Water Treatment Plant, Planum Partners, Project Finance, renewable energy, Sustainable Finance, TRILITY, water infrastructure, water treatment, Western Australia
(IN BRIEF) FMO has invested US$30 million in the second tranche of HDBank’s international green bond programme, joining British International Investment in a US$50 million placement that follows IFC’s fully subscribed inaugural tranche. The programme supports climate-aligned projects across renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged BII, British International Investment, carbon emissions reduction, climate finance, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, FMO, green bond, green buildings, HDBank, HDBank Secures Global Support for US$100 Million Green Bond Initiative, Ho Chi Minh City Development Commercial Bank, IFC, International Finance Corporation, net zero 2050, renewable energy, solar power, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Finance Framework, Vietnam
(IN BRIEF) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Crédit Agricole CIB have finalized a $2 billion Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) deal, backed by a $95 million financial guarantee from IFC, to unlock new trade finance commitments for emerging markets. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged capital markets, Crédit Agricole CIB, economic development, EMDEs, emerging markets, financial inclusion, global trade, IFC, IFC strengthens partnership with Crédit Agricole CIB to expand trade finance access for developing economies, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, job creation, Mohamed Gouled, Olivier Bélorgey, significant risk transfer, SMEs, SRT, supply chain, Sustainable Finance, trade finance, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium, co-chaired by the EIB and IFC, has released three comprehensive reports offering new insights into default and recovery trends across emerging markets. Covering lending to private, public, and sovereign entities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Bloomberg Terminal, credit risk, data insights, Data360, default rates, development finance, DFIs, EIB, EMDEs, emerging markets, European Investment Bank, financial risk management, GEMs Consortium, GEMs Consortium Releases 40-Year Risk Data Showing Resilient Credit Performance Across Emerging Markets, Global Emerging Markets Risk Database, Gregor Cigüt, IFC, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, investment transparency, MDBs, New GEMs Data Highlights Strong Recovery Rates and Low Defaults in Multilateral Lending to Emerging Markets, OECD, private lending, public lending, recovery rates, sovereign lending, sustainable investment, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have formed a partnership to promote clean energy and decarbonization in emerging countries. The collaboration includes a green and sustainability-linked loan from IFC to Iberdrola for energy efficiency improvements in Brazil’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Alfonso García Mora, APLMA, clean energy, decarbonization, Electropaz, energy transition, Iberdrola, IFC, International Finance Corporation, José Sainz Armada, NEOENERGIA, Sowitec Vietnam, Termopernambuco, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €29 million loan to a special-purpose vehicle owned by France’s Voltalia to develop the 140 MW Karavasta solar plant in Albania. The project marks Albania’s first major … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Albania, Constantin von Alvensleben, EBRD, EBRD Renewable Energy Auctions Programme, Grzegorz Zielinski, IFC, International Finance Corporation, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, Karavasta solar plant, Matteo Colangeli, Offshore wind, onshore wind auction, Privredna Banka Zagreb, renewable auctions, renewable energy, Solar, solar auction, solar photovoltaic plant, solar PV auction, Spitalla, Voltalia
(PRESS RELEASE) MONHEIM, 17-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition, has announced that the Better Life Farming Alliance, a long-term partnership of Bayer, IFC (International Finance Corporation), … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Germany, Industrial, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged agriculture, Agroindustrias Unidas de México, AMSA, Bayer, BLF, Cordoba, Crop Science, Dr. Lino Dias, ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd., farmers, IFC, International Finance Corporation, Mexico, Netafim, smallholder farmer, The Better Life Farming Alliance, World Bank Group, Yara, Yara Mexico
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
Building resilience of the Turkish economy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that it has provided US$ 100 million in new funds to Denizbank A.S. for on-lending to local businesses … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Small Business, Technology, Türkiye, United Kingdom
Tagged COVID-19, Credit Suisse, Denizbank A.S., Diversified Payment Rights programme, DPR programme, DPR securitisation programmes, EBRD, Emirates NBD Bank, financing, funding, green investments, Hakan Ateş, International Finance Corporation, investment, Jürgen Rigterink, NBD Bank, pandemic, securitisation, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Turkey, Turkish banks, Turkish Credit Guarantee Fund, Turkish economy, women-led businesses
FIFTH INR BOND LISTED IN LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg, 23-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 22 April 2014, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange admitted to trading to its regulated market a bond denominated in Indian rupees (INR), making this the fifth bond in this currency to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Indian rupees, International Finance Corporation, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Monheim/Kiev, 8-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bayer CropScience and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced today an innovative partnership to support modernization of agriculture in Ukraine and help the country maximize its farming potential. Securing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Ukraine
Tagged Bayer CropScience, IFC, International Finance Corporation, Jesper Kjaer, Kiev, Liam Condon, Monheim, UKRAINE, World Bank Group
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