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Public financing being 'wasted' on commercially viable nature projects, says EIB
03 December 2024Public financiers need to ensure they are not "wasting" grant financing on nature projects that could be commercially successful, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has said.
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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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Guarantco guarantees catfish bond
28 November 2024GuarantCo has provided a guarantee for green bonds issued by a Vietnamese catfish producer.
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Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal
22 November 2024The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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COP29 could be remembered as the 'blended finance COP', AllianceBernstein says
21 November 2024COP29 could be remembered as "the blended finance COP" if its climate finance pledges are matched with sufficient ambition in the next round of national climate targets, AllianceBernstein has suggested.
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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: Investors underwhelmed by Global South investable pipeline
14 November 2024The pipeline of investable projects in the Global South is lacking, delegates at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan have heard.
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COP29: MUFG backs Canada-led blended finance initiative
13 November 2024Canada has launched a $1.5 billion blended finance 'platform' that aims to provide climate finance to climate projects in "up to" 25 emerging markets and developing economies, with backing from MUFG.
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COP29: BlackRock among investors working on Singapore-led debt finance initiative
12 November 2024The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is to develop an 'industrial transformation' infrastructure debt programme under the $5 billion FAST-P blended finance initiative.
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COP29: Climate finance vehicle prepares for inaugural bond issue
12 November 2024An innovative climate finance vehicle has signalled that it is ready to issue its first bonds, although they are not expected to be labelled 'green'.