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African Development Bank Grants $100 Million Loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund
EAAIF aims to invest more than $850 million in infrastructure across Africa and Asia by 2027.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Commits $6 Million to First Circle Capital to Back Early-Stage Fintech Growth in Africa
"Founded and managed by a female-led executive team, First Circle operates from offices in Kampala (Uganda) and Casablanca (Morocco) and is registered as a limited partnership in Delaware."
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII and BlueOrchard Launch $250 Million Climate Fund for Insurers
The fund will primarily provide senior loans to banks, microfinance providers and other intermediaries offering climate finance to small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging markets.
- Categories
- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Rapid Reaction: Launch of the Call for Funding Requests to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage
Once the call for funding requests officially opens on the 15th of December, developing countries will have six months to submit their requests, with the Board expected to start approving disbursals in June 2026.
- Categories
- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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DEG Discloses Investment in Helios Fund
German development financier DEG has disclosed an investment of $25 million in Helios V.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions and African Union Development Agency-NEPAD Launch USD $1.5 Billion AAMFI Infrastructure Financing Facility
The initiative underscores the continent’s renewed commitment to addressing its infrastructure financing gap through home-grown and coordinated mechanisms.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda Launches $13 Million Outcomes-Based Early Childhood Education Programme
Building on its early childhood reforms, the Government of Rwanda is pioneering outcomes-based financing as a core part of its national strategy, linking funding to measurable improvements in the quality and inclusivity of early learning.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII Agrees $75 Million Financing for Asia-Focused Renewables Firm Blueleaf Energy
The company is developing solar and wind projects in the fast-expanding Indian market, and plans to expand its operations across Asia.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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