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Outcomes-based bonds: Compliance carbon credit market 'key' to scalability

The emergence of a compliance-driven, harmonised carbon credit market could be critical to supporting the scaling of the outcomes-based bond structure by reducing the need for an off-taker to get deals off the ground.

Telecom Namibia secures NAD405m social loan

Government-owned Telecom Namibia has signed a NAD405 million ($24 million) social loan with the Namibian arm of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) to invest in modernising its infrastructure and reduce the "digital divide" between urban and rural communities in the southern African country.

People Moves 21st May: LSEG, Goldman Sachs, Mirova and more

Rand Merchant Bank hires Beck as head of sustainable finance and ESG

IFC issues ZAR1bn green bond

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued ZAR1 billion ($71 million) green bond, its first in the domestic South African rand market.

Abengoa consortium seals $660m project financing for South African solar project

A consortium led by Abengoa has secured $660 million in financing for a 100MW solar plant.

Asian investors 'eyeing African renewables' – report

International investors are set to increasingly back renewables projects in Africa, with Asian investors leading the charge, a new report has claimed.