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African Development Bank Sells Hybrid Note in Development Finance First
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has sold its long-awaited hybrid capital note.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: As Digital Credit Surges, New Research Shows Need for Greater Consumer Protection
A report from leading anti-poverty research organizations provides new insights into the relationship between the digitization of credit and economic development in an era of overlapping crises.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Honduras Obtains $40 Million World Bank Loan to Digitize Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Expand ID Verification
The project aims to automate the central American nation’s civil registry, prompt an increase in birth registration and the issuance of identification credentials to children, and then extend digital ID verification services to all of the country’s citizens.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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Press Release: DFC Approves 17 Transactions Totaling More Than $3.3 Billion in Q1 of FY2024
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved 17 new transactions in the first quarter of FY2024 at the board and sub-board levels.
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AXIAN Energy Propels Renewable Energy Vision in Africa
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has committed a senior secured loan facility of US$30 million to AXIAN Energy.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Allianz and Dutch Development Bank Back $1.1 Billion Sustainable Loans Fund
The fund is the largest of its type since 2018 and one of the five biggest to date, according to Convergence.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Investing
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- Global
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Report: Nigeria Increases Financial Inclusion But Still Far from Goal
Nigeria has struggled for nearly a decade to revive an economy hit by flagging crude revenue and an acute dollar shortage.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC CEO in Dominican Republic Announces $200 Million Loan, Intention to Open New Caribbean Office
The $200 million direct loan to Banco Popular Dominicano will support the institution’s lending to small businesses and women entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
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- Latin America