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Press Release: DFC Seeks to Increase Climate Finance Partnerships on Earth Day
On Earth Day, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) hosted “Investing in a Sustainable Future – Climate Finance in Emerging Markets."
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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Using Blended Finance to Navigate the Pandemic: How an Innovative Funding Vehicle is Helping SMEs Survive COVID-19 and Advance the SDGs
Emerging economies' progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is behind schedule, and COVID-19 has set their efforts back even further. Margi Goelz at Georgetown University and Bridget Bradley at Tetra Tech discuss the value of blended finance in closing these countries' estimated $2.5 trillion annual SDG funding gap. They explore how an innovative blended finance facility has helped a Kenya-based energy company navigate the pandemic and contribute to the SDGs, and how this approach can support other small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Investing
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Analysis: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Horizon: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure in Emerging Economies
Net-zero emission goals and global targets for better environmental, social and economic outcomes are found in the Paris Accord and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Actis Energy 5 secures $1.2 Billion Impact-Linked Financing
Actis has secured an impact-linked revolving subscription credit facility for its latest energy fund, Actis Energy 5.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sustainable Finance, Before and After COVID-19: What the New Focus on Public Sector Investment Means for Blended Finance
Before COVID-19 hit, sustainable finance was on a clear pathway towards success, with private sector capital leading the way. Then the pandemic started, necessitating a massive mobilization of government resources and putting the public sector’s role in the spotlight. Massimiliano Riva at the U.N.'s Joint SDG Fund explores this shift, comparing the pre- and post-COVID prospects for sustainable finance in developing countries, and discussing how blended finance can bring the public and private sectors together to maximize their combined impact.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Press Release: Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy Announces Its First Investment in Solar Energy in Jamaica With Soléco Energy
Through a common equity investment in a Special Purpose Vehicle, the funds will finance solar PV distributed generation projects for commercial and industrial clients using long-term solar lease agreements.
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- Energy
- Region
- North America
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Press Release: Africa Finance Corporation Plans $500 Million Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund Under Newly Created Asset Management Division, AFC Capital Partners
As part of its drive to address Africa’s vulnerability to climate risk, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has created an independent asset management arm, AFC Capital Partners.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Convergence Provides Funding to Protect Critical Habitat and Advance Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia
Convergence awards a feasibility study grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to develop a blended finance solution in Indonesia that increases access to credit and training for smallholder coffee farmers to engage in sustainable agriculture
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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