Blended Finance

Analysis

22 April 2025

Want a safe bet in a chaotic market? Invest in tropical forests

The $125 billion Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is an innovative approach to economic development that is more nimble than the traditional development grant system, writes Carlos Alvarado Quesada
18 April 2025

Better data can help capital flow to emerging markets

Data and transparency are pivotal drivers of private finance mobilisation and development, writes Gary Forster
10 April 2025

Strategic asset allocation in emerging markets

Unlocking private capital for impact investing in EMDEs requires a fundamental rethink of how risk, return, and impact are evaluated, write Mike Sebastian, Royston Braganza, Simon Cooke, Sindhu Krishna, Tim Streeter and Callum Thomas.
31 March 2025

Mobilising private finance to address the biodiversity crisis

Evidence of private sector momentum in scaling biodiversity funding is increasing, but not fast enough, write Frank Rijsberman, Juan Casado Asensio and Dominique Blaquier
27 March 2025

Blended finance in fragile contexts: Ukraine as a test case

An OECD and Environmental Finance conference discussed the role of blended finance in crises and conflict-affected contexts, using Ukraine as an example. Romina Bandura and Emilia Stazi summarise

News

  • LeapFrog bags EIB, IFC funding for $500m blended finance impact strategy

    23 April 2025

  • Blended finance helps fuel confidence in Africa's private markets, report finds

    17 April 2025

  • Natural Capital Investment Americas: early bird ends tomorrow

    17 April 2025

    The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Natural Capital Investment Americas conference ends tomorrow, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.

  • ResponsAbility loans $20m to construct Maldives solar projects

    10 April 2025

  • Climate adaptation investment hampered by 'fragmented' solutions

    10 April 2025

    Investment in climate adaptation and resilience projects is being held back by a tendency towards focusing on "fragmented or incremental" solutions rather than system-wide plans - even in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

  • 'Squeeze more juice out of the orange' for blended finance, urges Convergence

    08 April 2025

    Governments must allocate public financing 'sparingly' for blended finance vehicles and transactions, following deep cuts to development aid globally, Convergence Blended Finance has urged.

  • ImpactA Global raises over $200m for EM infrastructure

    03 April 2025

  • 'Innovative' Cambodian green project bond issued

    01 April 2025

    A Cambodian renewable energy developer has signed a KHR200 billion ($50 million) green project bond, in a deal hailed as a "significant milestone" for sustainable bonds...

  • Pentagreen, BII sign $80m to SE Asia renewables

    26 March 2025

  • ResponsAbility backs Türkiye bank with $25m loan

    26 March 2025

  • Thriving Investments secures £30m towards place-based impact strategy

    25 March 2025

  • US withdraws from JETPs in Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam

    07 March 2025

    The US has withdrawn from Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) in South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam, leaving the blended finance initiatives facing large holes in their finances and with questions surrounding the future of JETPs.

  • EAAIF among backers of $300m loan for African renewables company

    06 March 2025

  • Investing in sustainable forestry in emerging markets is 'not scary'

    04 March 2025

    Investors happy to consume goods from emerging markets have no reason to be afraid of investing in sustainable forestry or agricultural projects in these countries, attendees at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

  • Natural Capital Investment EMEA returns on Tuesday

    27 February 2025

    Environmental Finance's 6th annual Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference returns to London on 4 March.

  • Credit guarantees needed for Indonesia's sustainable infrastructure transition

    27 February 2025

  • BII commits $100m to Kenyan bank

    25 February 2025

Market Insight

One group with a single mission

Cecilie Sørhus, chief of staff and global head of communications at Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), explains how it is delivering positive change in countries where other investors cannot or will not go.
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