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The World Bank (IBRD) priced its largest-ever EUR-denominated sustainable development bond at EUR 3 billion, drawing over EUR 11 billion in demand from 165 investors. The record reflects deepening ins…
18 Jul 2025
The International Finance Corporation acquired a 10% equity stake in Kyrgyzstan's Kompanion Bank to strengthen its capital base and expand lending to MSMEs, which account for about 40% of national GDP…
18 Jul 2025
Paraguay's Central Bank partnered with the World Bank's Reserve Advisory & Management Program (RAMP), joining over 70 global members to modernize reserves management and integrate ESG considerations. …
18 Jul 2025
ERM Consultants Canada and Ka-kin Group launched Ka-kin Environmental Consultants (KEC), a majority Indigenous-owned environmental services venture announced on 14 July 2025 in British Columbia. The m…
18 Jul 2025
Climate Policy Initiative has published a scoping study introducing a three-level framework — project, market, and system — for evaluating whether climate finance delivers sustained transformational c…
17 Jul 2025
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has approved the ACR Afforestation and Reforestation of Degraded Lands methodology as the second ARR methodology to receive CCP approval, subject …
17 Jul 2025
The World Bank financed three India distribution projects totaling $856 million across the Northeast, Jharkhand, and West Bengal to digitalise grids and improve electricity access. The reforms address…
14 Jul 2025
The European Commission announced nearly EUR 2.8 billion for 94 transport infrastructure projects under the Connecting Europe Facility to modernise railways, waterways, and maritime routes across the …
14 Jul 2025
The IFC announced investment initiatives at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, including a EUR 5 million anchor in the first institutionally-backed Ukrainian VC fund and energy-resilience commit…
12 Jul 2025
The European Commission launched its Roadmap towards Nature Credits, a voluntary market-based instrument rewarding investment in ecosystem restoration and conservation. The framework establishes a new…
8 Jul 2025
The World Bank-backed Zambia Economic Update outlined a three-pillar strategy to harness energy transition minerals after 4% real GDP growth in 2024. The plan's emphasis on value addition and ESG-alig…
8 Jul 2025
The International Finance Corporation will invest USD 75 million (about INR 625 crore) in IndiGrid to build India's first grid-connected 250 MWh battery energy storage system. The project creates a re…
8 Jul 2025
The Green Climate Fund approved a USD 36.1 million grant for Nepal to reduce glacial lake outburst flood risks across the Himalayas over seven years. The blended-finance disaster-resilience model is r…
8 Jul 2025
The International Finance Corporation made a USD 50 million follow-on investment in Victory Park Capital Investor Fund W to expand credit for MSMEs in emerging markets. The fintech-led financial inclu…
3 Jul 2025
On July 1, 2025, the African Development Bank approved a ZAR 2.5 billion loan to the City of Johannesburg, its first-ever direct subnational lending in Africa. The precedent for ESG-aligned municipal …
3 Jul 2025
SEBI issued a framework for the issuance and listing of ESG debt securities excluding green bonds, standardising social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds. Indian issuers now face mandat…
3 Jul 2025
M&G's impact investing unit responsAbility Investments has appointed Nadia Nikolova as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding outgoing CEO Rochus Mommartz who plans to retire at the end of 2025. …
3 Jul 2025
JPMorgan's blockchain business unit Kinexys is developing and testing a blockchain application to tokenise global carbon credits, partnering with S&P Global Commodity Insights, EcoRegistry and the Int…
3 Jul 2025
The UK launched consultations on corporate transition plan requirements, UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, and a voluntary assurance registration regime. The structured approach to transition pla…
1 Jul 2025
The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2025 report confirmed climate finance reached a record USD 1.9 trillion in 2023, with private contributions exceeding USD 1 trillion for the first time. The per…
1 Jul 2025
The TNFD, with Oxford's Environmental Change Institute and Global Canopy, released research confirming the financial materiality of nature-related risks from over 600 evidence pieces. The findings str…
29 Jun 2025
The World Bank, with Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, extended the PROGREEN multi-donor trust fund to 2031, supporting sustainable landscape management across 76 countries. The high-leverage g…
29 Jun 2025
The World Bank's MIGA issued a USD 500 million guarantee to Banco Santander supporting Santander Argentina, enabling a projected USD 1 billion lending expansion for green and inclusive finance. The bl…
29 Jun 2025
The International Finance Corporation committed up to $15 million to the Kyrgyz Republic's inaugural local-currency sustainability bond issued by the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank. The transaction…
27 Jun 2025
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