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EIB: GCF investment 'significant boost' to Global Green Bond Initiative
07 July 2025The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) investment in the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) will boost "its strong potential to help countries mobilising climate finance at scale", according to the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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GCF approves anchor investment in €3bn public-private EM green bond fund
02 July 2025The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a €200 million ($235 million) anchor investment in a public-private emerging market (EM) green bond fund developed by the EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI).
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LeapFrog bags EIB, IFC funding for $500m blended finance impact strategy
23 April 2025 -
Sustainable debt round-up: Nordea, SNCF, EIB ... and more
09 April 2025 -
EU Green Bond Standard set to fuel debate on overhauling DNSH, says Mirova
03 April 2025The first deals aligned with the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) suggest the regulation will fuel the debate on overhauling the EU's criteria to ensure investments 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) to sustainability objectives, Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.
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Allianz, EIB closes 'biggest' equity blended finance fund at €450m
23 January 2025Allianz Global Investors has held a final close for its blended finance equity fund with the European Investment Bank, having secured €450 million ($468.2 million) in capital commitments.
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Barbados signs 'blue' sustainability-linked loan in debt-for-nature swap
02 December 2024Barbados has signed a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) as part of a $300 million debt-for-nature swap which will generate interest cost savings used to finance water-related climate resilience projects in the Caribbean country.
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COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund
15 November 2024The EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) is preparing to raise €3 billion ($3.2 billion) for a fund which will serve as an "anchor investor" in emerging market (EM) green bonds, the European Investment Bank (EIB) told a side event at the UN COP29 climate summit.
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COP29: MDBs update 'common framework' and pledge $120bn to climate financing
12 November 2024 -
'Misperception of risk' preventing impact's boom
15 October 2024A 'misperception of risk' between impact investors and capital allocators is limiting the growth of the impact investment asset class, the European Investment Bank has claimed.