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COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund

The 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.

COP29: MDBs update 'common framework' and pledge $120bn to climate financing

'Misperception of risk' preventing impact's boom

A 'misperception of risk' between impact investors and capital allocators is limiting the growth of the impact investment asset class, the European Investment Bank has claimed.

Helios raises $200m for African green energy businesses at first close

Santander provides 'largest' energy mobility sector green loan at €225m

EIB: We must be 'pragmatic, not dogmatic' on transition finance

A senior official at the European Investment Bank (EIB) said that sustainable finance cannot be "dogmatic" when it comes to choosing where to finance investments with the greatest impact for the transition.

Taxonomy users told to get creative to maximise its transition planning potential

The EU taxonomy of sustainable activities can help formulate climate transition plans in ways it is currently not being widely used, according to members of a European Commission-mandated expert group.

EU Platform snubs SLBs in its climate investment stocktake

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are set to be omitted from a stocktake of sustainable capital flows in the EU, highlighting doubts about the materiality and ambition of the targets used by the instruments.

Impact investor consortium raise €215m for German electrolyser manufacturer

People Moves, 16 February: EIB, Osmosis, Macquarie, Eurosif, Mirova ... and more