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British International Investment and Laxmi Sunrise Bank Partner to Unlock Finance for Nepal’s Small Businesses and Women Entrepreneurs
By providing long-term capital to underserved businesses, the partnership is expected to support jobs, entrepreneurship and the growth of a more inclusive private sector across Nepal.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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British International Investment Commits $20 Million to Anzana Electric Group to Scale Distributed Renewable Energy Access Across Africa
This will support Anzana to accelerate the development of small and medium-scale hydropower projects in East, Central and Southern Africa, with the first project expected to be in Zambia.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank and Government of Rwanda Launch $300 Million Energy Sector Results-Based Financing II Program Co-Financed With Aiib to Accelerate Universal Energy Access
The performance-based financing approach links disbursements to independently verified results to strengthen electricity transmission and distribution networks, improve grid reliability, and expand on-grid and off-grid connections among other targets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: British International Investment Unveils $300 Million Platform to Accelerate Indian Renewable Power Generation
The new platform to be called North Star, is the first investment made through British Climate Partners, a £1.1 billion climate finance initiative launched by BII last month as part of its new five-year strategy.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Global Energy Alliance and World Bank Group Partner to Expand Productive Use of Energy Across Africa
As access expands, the next challenge is ensuring that electricity supports livelihoods and economic activity across households, businesses and communities.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Five Early Observations as Global Health Transition Accelerates
What has happened over the past two years should serve as a warning, and planning for the current reality means differentiating where limited technical assistance resources go based on transition timelines, portfolio size, and feasibility rather than applying the same framework everywhere.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Global
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The Keys to Successful Blue Bonds: How Peru’s Strong Local Lending Systems Are Expanding Water and Sanitation Access
For millions of Peruvian families, one barrier stands between them and safe water and sanitation at home: access to affordable financing. Yet as Rocio Cavazos at Water.org explains, the financial institutions serving these communities face their own barrier: limited access to lower-cost capital. She discusses Water.org's efforts to support Peru’s two successful blue bond issuances, exploring how these bonds can allow lenders to offer more affordable loans for water and sanitation solutions — and sharing lessons from Peru's experience that can be applied by blue bonds in other markets.
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- Environment, Finance, Investing, WASH
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African Development Bank and Ecobank Centrafrique Sign €5 Million Trade Guarantee Facility to Support Industrialisation
The facility will strengthen Ecobank Centrafrique’s capacity to support small and medium-sized enterprises and industries by securing foreign trade financing, facilitating trade, and supporting economic growth.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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