Jennifer Forrest

'DFIs in a race to the bottom on pricing in EMs', warns Allianz GI

DFIs and MDBs sometimes under-price their emerging market investments, which can drive away the private sector, Allianz Global Investors has claimed.

SDCL partners with Schneider Electric for energy efficiency solutions

SUSI divests 60% of second renewables portfolio

'No one got fired for investing in a BlackRock US mid-sized lending strategy'

A conference heard that flexibility on fiduciary duty is needed to unlock sustainable investments in emerging market investments, Jennifer Forrest reports

MDBs must mobilise more capital to emerging markets, says Barbados' Mottley

The 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...

Reform MDBs to do more transaction emerging market currencies, says OECD report

Multilateral 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 ...

Amoral financial markets need to be paid to invest more in emerging economies, says Aviva

From Jennifer Forrest in Paris

MUFG's $1.5bn blended finance strategy nears first close

From Jennifer Forrest in Paris

Not highlighting opportunities is 'failing blended finance', says Spanish minister

Development finance institutions (DFIs) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) are failing to showcase the opportunities and responsibilities of investing in emerging markets, a Spanish minister has claimed.

Ninety One's EAAIF reaches $1.5bn of committed portfolio

The Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has grown its committed loan portfolio to more than $1.5 billion, it told Environmental Finance.