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BBVA Colombia and IFC launch 'world's first' biodiversity bond
15 July 2024BBVA Colombia and the International Finance Corporation have issued the first tranche of a $70 million bond to address the drivers of biodiversity loss.
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M&G increases commitment for responAbility's gender-focused fund
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JETPs slow with execution and delivery, say banks
06 June 2024Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are slow with their execution and delivery, despite ambitious approaches, a group of banks and investors have claimed.
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Emerging market GSSS issuance hits all-time high in 2023, Amundi report finds
23 May 2024Green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond issuance in emerging markets reached an all-time high last year, according to a joint report by Amundi and the International Finance Corporation, largely driven by growth outside of China.
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World Bank releases 'game-changing' streamlined impact metrics
11 April 2024The World Bank has released a new impact outcomes 'scorecard' which will be deployed across all its institutions for the first time, which was described as "game-changing" for the development bank.
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IFC backs BNPP Poland with $548m sustainable significant risk transfer
10 April 2024BNP Paribas Bank Polska (BNPP Poland) has agreed a $548 million synthetic significant risk transfer transaction (SRT) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which will help it to issue sustainable loans.
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BRD secures first sustainability-linked risk transfer deal with IFC
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Climate Bonds Initiative names advisory board, to consult on new climate resilience taxonomy
29 February 2024 -
Eskhata Bank secures first green bond in Tajikistan
19 February 2024Eskhata Bank has raised the equivalent of $10 million in local currency from its debut green bond, which is the first sustainable bond issued in Tajikistan.
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Iberdrola secures €300m EM-focused 'sustainability-linked green' loan
10 January 2024Iberdrola has signed a €300 million ($328 million) sustainability-linked green loan with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which will be used to finance renewable energy projects in coal-reliant emerging markets.