This new SDG Bond Framework represents for AFD a decisive step in order to take into account the targets of the UN 2030 Agenda within the projects it finances and through the dialogue with its counterparties. The eligibility of the loans to these sustainable bonds will depend on their direct contribution to the SDGs.
MoreToday at the IMF/World Bank Group meetings, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and KfW acting on behalf of the German Federal Government reported significant progress on the Clean Oceans Initiative. Two new partners Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Italian National Promotional Institution and Financial Institution for Development Cooperation,
MoreThe Gap Fund aims to back the climate-smart development that will also help cities chart a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
MoreToday’s decision of the Polish government to join the pan-European guarantee fund (EGF) is very good news for the Polish economy,” said Prof. Teresa Czerwińska, vice-president of the EIB, who oversees operations in Poland. “The guarantee fund, which has just started its operational activity, has been created in a spirit of solidarity by the Member States of
MoreThe following individuals have been added to the consolidated list and are now subject to an asset freeze: Talal AL-BARAZI (Group ID: 13976) Loubana MOUCHAWEH (Group ID: 13977) Darem TABA’A (Group ID: 13978) Ahmad SAYYED (Group ID: 13979) Tammam RA’AD (Group ID: 13980) Kinan YAGHI (Group ID: 13981) Zuhair KHAZIM (Group ID: 13982) Identifying information
MoreThe Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative on Monday unveiled the top 10 finalists of the second annual Africa’s Business Heroes, a competition organized by the Jack Ma Foundation to identify and recognize the continent’s top entrepreneurs.
MoreWhen Alibaba first launched its luxury platform a short three years ago, top-tier brands still viewed e-commerce with caution. How times have changed.
MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries, overwhelming health systems, disrupting productivity, threatening food security, multiplying job losses, and reducing incomes, particularly for the poorest.
MoreEach September, thousands of world leaders gather through the United Nations General Assembly to represent member states as they advance a cooperative framework that this year celebrates its 75th anniversary. In 2020, they also kick off the ‘Decade of Action’ a ten-year sprint to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – also known as the Global Goals
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