Blended Finance

BII, Standard Chartered sign $350m funding for Africa and Asia

More private capital than ever before flowing to Africa, says AIIM

More money is being committed by institutional investors into Africa than ever before, a local infrastructure investor has claimed.

UK funding for CCS, hydrogen and nuclear receives cautious backing from investors

The UK Government's plans to fund carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), hydrogen and nuclear energy as part of its clean energy commitments has won cautious praise from investors - but also raised concerns of a disjointed climate strategy.

AIIB publishes paper on 'investing in nature as infrastructure'

Barbados 'set to launch $300m water-focused debt swap'

By Peter Cripps at COP16 in Cali, Colombia

Webinar: Vague definition of greenwashing deters 'transition' finance

The growth of 'transition' finance is being held back by fears among debt issuers of being accused of greenwashing - a situation exacerbated by national regulators failing to clearly define what constituted greenwashing, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

IDB Invest backs ground-breaking BBVA 'biodiversity bond' in Colombia

IDB Invest has invested in a landmark $70 million green bond from the Colombian arm of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) which is dedicated to biodiversity-related projects.

BII commits $150m to African bank Absa

Invesco 'blown away' by demand for climate adaptation blended finance fund

Invesco said it has been "blown away" by the early institutional investor demand for its ground-breaking emerging market (EM) climate adaptation blended finance fund, including from North America.

ICFA expands mandate to focus on social impact

The International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA) has extended its mandate to prioritise social impact through the launch of its extension platform, the International Social Finance Accelerator (ISFA).