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30 June 2016

EBRD finances Turkish renewable energy projects

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing $110 million in new funds to Turkish lender Akbank to finance private companies investing in...

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30 June 2016

AfDB loan to provide power to 1.5m Kenyans

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given the green light to a $135 million loan to launch the second phase of an energy project expected to provide power to about...

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30 June 2016

NIB funds geothermal power plant in Iceland

The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a €45 million loan deal with electricity producer Landsvirkjun for the construction of a geothermal power plant in Husavik,...

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27 June 2016

VEB will restructure Olympic loans

Russian state-development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) is to set aside more money to cover bad debts linked to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. It will restructure more than 200...

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27 June 2016

EBRD to help modernise transport system

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed a €10 million investment to help improve the transport system in Pristina, the capital of...

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23 June 2016

AFC and Harith merge assets to power Africa

Investors Harith General Partners (Harith) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have joined forces to create an energy entity combining both renewable and...

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22 June 2016

NIB finances power line in Norway

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a deal with Norwegian grid operator Statnett to partly finance a new power line. The €106 million loan was allocated...

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24 May 2016

Thessa Menssen is new member of FMO Supervisory Board

Dutch development bank FMO has appointed Thessa Menssen, chief financial officer and member of the Executive Board of Royal BAM Group, as a new member of its...

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11 May 2016

IFC boosts sustainable energy financing in Lebanon

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed a $20 million loan deal with Lebanese banking group Fransabank to increase its lending to businesses looking to...

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11 May 2016

KfW part of landmark peer-to-peer securitisation deal

Lending platform Funding Circle has announced a "landmark transaction" to bring securitisation to the peer-to-peer market. German development bank KfW and...

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10 May 2016

EBRD to support transport sector in Egypt

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide an investment package of $250 million in two tranches, including one to help develop the...

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06 May 2016

African DFIs urged to partner for solutions to intra-African trade finance

The first ever Intra-African Trade Finance and Payment Systems Conference held in Abidjan has urged African development finance insitutions to forge partnerships in a...

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05 May 2016

Islamic Development Bank returns to sukuk market

The Islamic Development Bank, which is expanding its financing activities, will sell sukuk bonds in the Malaysian market this year after a three-year hiatus.

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05 May 2016

CAF issues $1.25bn bond

The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has issued a $1.25 billion bond - its largest this year. The three-year bond, which has a 2% interest rate, will finance...

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05 May 2016

KfW agrees record Bangladesh power finance

KfW, the German development bank, has signed a €137.5 million loan agreement to finance power grid improvements in Bangladesh. It is the highest KfW low-interest...

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04 May 2016

Development banks must fill Asia's infrastructure gap

Development banks have to take on the currency risk of projects which are needed to fill Asia's $8 trillion infrastructure gap, a director at Germany's KfW...

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04 May 2016

How the IADB is restructuring its private sector financing

The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), the private sector investment arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), is going through a self-described...

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04 May 2016

Dispute may erupt over KDB/Kexim rescue of shippers

The rescue of struggling shippers and shipbuilders by the Korea Development Bank (KDB) and Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) could spark a trade dispute with Europe,...

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03 May 2016

Puerto Rico development bank in deal with creditors

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico has agreed a tentative restructuring deal with some creditors - after declaring it would skip a $422 million debt...

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03 May 2016

AIIB and ADB unite for Pakistan highway project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have agreed to co-finance a $300 million highway project in Pakistan. It...