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EBRD cautious with 'blue bonds' to avoid becoming a 'gimmick'
04 March 2025The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) told an Environmental Finance event that it is working with an unnamed issuer on a potential 'blue bond', but said it was being a "bit careful" with the sustainable water-focused label.
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TNFD starts piloting nature transition plans
04 March 2025The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) will imminently begin pilot testing transition planning.
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Use existing financial instruments for nature conservation, says WCS
03 March 2025More needs to be done to translate existing financial instruments into a model that will work for nature conservation, the Wildlife Conservation Society said.
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Sustainable Debt EMEA: early bird ends today
28 February 2025The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference ends today, so register now to save 20%.
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Natural Capital Investment EMEA returns on Tuesday
27 February 2025Environmental Finance's 6th annual Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference returns to London on 4 March.
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'DFIs in a race to the bottom on pricing in EMs', warns Allianz GI
11 February 2025DFIs and MDBs sometimes under-price their emerging market investments, which can drive away the private sector, Allianz Global Investors has claimed.
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'No one got fired for investing in a BlackRock US mid-sized lending strategy'
10 February 2025A conference heard that flexibility on fiduciary duty is needed to unlock sustainable investments in emerging market investments, Jennifer Forrest reports
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MDBs must mobilise more capital to emerging markets, says Barbados' Mottley
06 February 2025The prime minister of Barbados has called on multilateral development banks (MDBs) to increase their local currency lending from 'less than 5%' to 20%, as she issued a fresh rallying call...
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Reform MDBs to do more transaction emerging market currencies, says OECD report
05 February 2025Multilateral development banks (MDBs) should be reformed to allow them to facilitate local currency debt issuance and financing, to help overcome the currency risk preventing capital flowing to emerging markets ...
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Amoral financial markets need to be paid to invest more in emerging economies, says Aviva
04 February 2025From Jennifer Forrest in Paris