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Canadian DFI commits €40m to SME and climate finance

Development finance institution FinDev Canada has committed €40m (£34m) to NSIA Banque Côte d’Ivoire (NSIA), a commercial bank based in Côte d’Ivoire. The investment marks FinDev C...

£11.7m finances 79-home County Durham development

Paragon Development Finance has provided £11.7 million in development finance to Wharfedale Homes for a 79-unit residential scheme in Gainford, County Durham. The 30-month facility...

IFC invests $20m in Novatex

Financing to support export competitiveness, sustainable production

NaBFID plans $3-4 billion ECB raise to support infrastructure financing

The infrastructure financier expects domestic long-term savings to play a bigger role in funding projects and other long-duration assets

Africa: IFC, Industrial Policy and the Private Sector: Development Through the Lens of the Thiam Threshold

[allAfrica] From Project Bankability to Building Productive and Financeable Economies

Financing care infrastructure

This report highlights the urgent need for investments in care infrastructure, essential services like childcare, elder care, and health care that support caregivers and strengthen...

DBL Group signs USD 43 million financing agreement with DEG

DBL Group has signed a USD 43 million long-term financing agreement with DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, the German development finance institution....

Bangladesh plans $2 billion fund to diversify business financing

Bangladesh plans to launch a $2 billion Bangladesh-dedicated equity fund in Hong Kong to diversify business financing and reduce reliance on conventional bank loans. The fund could...

LIFE-ND Secures $32m Additional Funding, Records 95% Loan Disbursement

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Livelihood Improvement and Family Enterprises Project in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has secured an additional $32 million financing from the Internatio...

New Delhi: FM Sitharaman Calls On Multilateral Banks To Boost Private Investment In BRICS Economies

The finance minister was speaking at a seminar in Jaipur on the role of the new development bank in mobilising private capital in member countries: Reports

Multilateral development banks increase climate finance to record $163 billion in 2025, supporting climate-resilient and...

- - • Multilateral development banks' climate finance in low-and middle-income countries jumps 21% to $103 billion last year, according to their new annual report. - • MDB...

As aid dries up, countries pledge to close the $4 trillion development gap

UN Member States reaffirmed their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by adopting a declaration on Wednesday that they will implement reforms to help close the $...

Deutsche Bank and MIGA Launch €1 Billion Trade Finance Platform

Deutsche Bank has partnered with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to launch a €1 billion trade finance platform. The initiative targets frontier and emerging mar...

Dev bank FMO backs AccessBank with $75m credit facility

Dutch development bank FMO has provided a $75m (£55.6m) multi-currency credit facility to Azerbaijani AccessBank to support lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Ac...

Olusi: Nigeria Must Mobilise Domestic Funds for Development, Reduce Reliance on Foreign Capital

James Emejo in Abuja  Managing Director/Chief Executive, Bank of Industry (BoI), Dr. Olasupo Olusi, has declared that the country must urgently shift from excessive dependence on f...

Race For Diaspora Dollars Pumps Up India's Bond, Loan Markets

Foreign lenders who generally run significant large dollar balance sheets and want to increase their exposure to India are in pole position to provide the funding or help arrange b...

IDFC FIRST Bank, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park launch ₹2-cr startup incubation initiative

The focus areas include green manufacturing, waste recycling and upcycling, cleantech, renewable energy, water management, environmental technologies and the sustainable use of ind...

Multilateral development banks mobilise record $163bn in climate finance in 2025

Results suggest MDBs are on track to meet 2030 climate financing projections announced at COP29 Climate Summit

World Bank Group and Banco Consorcio Mobilize Financing to Expand Access to Housing and Create Jobs

To help expand access to housing finance in Chile and enable more women to obtain mortgage loans, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, ann...

‘Access to Finance Committee’ reviews progress on key financing initiatives

LaDMA raises GH₵25.8m in IGF, targets greater financial independence

The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) is taking steps to reduce its dependence on the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and other external sources of funding by stren...

​​How You Can Utilise Development Bridging Finance Effectively

Development bridging finance is a crucial tool for real estate projects, facilitating quick funding between project stages. It enables developers to cover early costs, act swiftly...

New Financing Opportunities Emerge for Infra Projects

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA'S infrastructure ambitions are entering a new phase as the country seeks to convert development plans into bankable projects, with the Africa...

COP17: 'World first' financing platform for drought resilience aims to mobilise up to $400m

Drought Resilience Investment Facility and Drought Resilience Index unveiled at UN desertification summit in Mongolia