Blended Finance

Triodos Bank backs UK nature restoration

Triodos Bank has provided debt finance to RESTORE for a nature restoration project in the north of England.

DBS: We aim to be the transition bank for Asia

Approaches to sustainability in the Asia-Pacific region are becoming less ideological and more pragmatic, as companies aim to tackle the risks to their businesses posed by climate change, according to Singaporean bank DBS.

Jordan Kuwait Bank issues second green bond with $100m IFC backing

Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) has issued its second green bond, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) committing to invest up to $100 million in the transaction.

EAAIF and BII support Blueleaf Energy $75m mezzanine facility

Green Guarantee Company secures €32m to expand climate guarantees

The Green Guarantee Company (GGC) has secured €32 million ($36.6 million) from KfW to expand its guarantee capacity for climate projects in emerging markets and developing economies.

Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company

Allianz and Zurich have partnered with Germany's KfW and FinDev Canada to jointly launch an investment vehicle to grow private finance for sustainable development in emerging markets.

Blended finance must be deployed more wisely, says HSBC

Blended finance can't be seen as a way to solve something which the private sector "just doesn't want to take on", according to HSBC.

Policy must do heavy lifting to unlock investment, says Green Climate Fund

There are four key elements that need to be addressed by governments in developing countries to attract and enable private capital to flow into sustainability-focused projects, according to the Green Climate Fund.

Realize secures CAD276m for impact fund-of-funds

Luxembourg commits to TFFF

A pioneering blended finance initiative to conserve the world's tropical forests has received a boost after Luxembourg committed €50 million of funding and was named the host of its investment fund.

Lloyds provides £500m sustainability-linked loan to retrofit UK universities

Landmark telecoms deal could 'open floodgates' for Indonesia, says GuarantCo

GuarantCo expects its debut Indonesian telecoms infrastructure loan guarantee to open the door for significant private capital flows into the country's sustainable infrastructure sector.

GuarantCo provides $100m loan guarantee for sustainable infrastructure in Tanzania

GuarantCo has provided a $100 million portfolio guarantee to Tanzanian lender CRDB Bank to support sustainable infrastructure financing, marking the largest transaction in GuarantCo's history.

Singapore blended finance initiative adds $290m at second close

An additional $290 million has been allocated to Singapore's Green Investments Partnership (GIP) blended finance programme, which reached a total of $800 million in commitments at second close.

UK's BII and CIP back $300m India renewables platform

A $300 million platform for renewables projects in India has been launched by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and the UK government's development finance institution British International Investment (BII).

GuarantCo guarantees bonds to support digital infrastructure in Indonesia