Blended Finance

  • We want the greenium to go away, says Amundi

    06 February 2025

    An Amundi fixed income specialist argued that green-labelled bonds should not attract a 'greenium'.

  • Ashmore plans $3bn EM impact debt fund

    06 February 2025

    Emerging markets-focused asset manager Ashmore plans to raise $3 billion for its first impact debt fund, a conference heard.

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

    06 February 2025

    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...

  • 'Whopping guarantees' needed to help deal with forex risk, says fund manager

    05 February 2025

    A fund manager investing in a frontier market has issued a call to action for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to help address foreign exchange risk.

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

    05 February 2025

    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

    04 February 2025

    From Jennifer Forrest in Paris

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

    04 February 2025

    From Jennifer Forrest in Paris

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

    04 February 2025

    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

    03 February 2025

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

  • Better data reporting could help boost emerging market ratings, says Moody's

    31 January 2025

    Better reporting of data could help improve the creditworthiness of emerging market and developing economies (EMDE), Moody's has argued.

  • Deetken's gender fund secures $10m commitment

    30 January 2025
  • $490bn a year needed for most climate vulnerable nations, claims report

    29 January 2025

    The most climate-vulnerable countries require $490 billion of funding a year by 2030 to prepare for climate mitigation and adaptation, and loss and damage, a report has claimed.

  • Allianz, EIB closes 'biggest' equity blended finance fund at €450m

    23 January 2025

    Allianz Global Investors has held a final close for its blended finance equity fund with the European Investment Bank, having secured €450 million ($468.2 million) in capital commitments.

  • Use the bond markets to 'industrialise' blended finance, says BNP Paribas

    23 January 2025

    The trillions of dollars circulating in the bond markets could be targeted to help scale sustainable finance flows to emerging markets, BNP Paribas has argued.

  • Meridiam signs agreement to develop renewables in Egypt

    22 January 2025
  • SUSI Partners bags extra $139m for SE Asia strategy

    22 January 2025
  • ResponsAbility raises $350m for Asia low-carbon fund

    15 January 2025