IFC has issued its first Canadian dollar green bond of C$750 million ($567 million) to finance investments in renewable energy, green buildings, sustainable forestry, and energy efficiency

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has allocated $500 million from one of its funding programmes to support Nigerian manufacturers exporting goods within African

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has named a couple of senior appointments in the last week, one in relation to its Asian operations and another in support of its Africa Investment Forum

The Republic of Madagascar has become the 22nd country to join development finance institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) as a member-state

A trilateral memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the US, Ukraine and Poland to diversify the Eastern European countries’ sources of gas supply, reducing their reliance on Russia

HSBC has issued a digitised letter of credit to a Hong Kong-based electronics company – a deal that represent a number of firsts for blockchain-based trade finance

SMBC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Peruvian development bank Cofide for infrastructure and energy projects in the country

The Queensland Government has given development approval to the 64MW Kingaroy wind project in South Burnett Regional Council

Ashurst has grown its global finance offering by hiring experienced trade finance lawyer Tom Longmuir as partner based in the firm's Paris office

Standard Chartered has signed a strategic agreement with digital trade finance services firm Traydstream

Four teams have submitted bids to design, construct and operate the Targu Neamt-Iasi segment of Romania's A8 East-West motorway

Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation has issued the long-awaited request for proposal documents for the Facility E independent water and power project

Porto Alegre, capital city of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil, has awarded the contract for a public lighting project developed by BNDES to the IP Sul consortium

Sumitomo Corporation has reached financial close on the 1.2GW Van Phong coal-fired power plant in Vietnam

The Marlim Azul consortium is finalizing financing details for the construction of the 565MW Vale Azul II combined-cycle project in Brazil

An Asia-based development finance institution has approved the creation of a $500 million Asia climate bond portfolio, as part of its three-prong capital market initiative

Canada's government has announced a C$300 million commitment to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund as France pledges to double its contribution

Cambodian state utility Electricité du Cambodge today opened the financial bids from the 18 qualified bidders for its 60MW solar project

Canadian Solar has signed a R487 million loan with Banco do Nordeste do Brasil to finance the construction of two solar PV projects located in Brazil