All blended finance articles
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Special ReportDevelopment banks find new ways to leverage private finance for EM sustainability
This year has seen two groundbreaking innovations by multilateral development banks keen to free up local and concessional balance sheets by tapping the capital markets
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NewsGovernments told to spell out investors’ role in climate adaptation plans
Chamber of Commerce paper comes as Commission launches call for evidence on climate resilience
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NewsPension fund leaders help shortlist EM blended finance proposals for BII campaign
A BII call for proposals attracted 27 ‘sophisticated and innovative’ entries
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NewsHeavyweight blended finance initiative to launch service provider
The public-private Hamburg Sustainability Platform, rebranded as SCALED, is backed by Allianz, AXA, CDPQ and Zurich Insurance Group
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NewsFunds becoming most scalable and replicable blended finance vehicle
But overall market, despite growing, ‘remains plagued by its most intractable issues’
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NewsUK launches investor taskforce to support sustainable growth in EMDEs
Church of England Pensions Board, NEST and People’s Pension are among the investor representatives
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Special ReportReforms needed for European push towards blended finance
European supranational institutions have been among the driving forces behind blended finance, but scaling up the involvement of the continent’s risk-averse institutional investors remains challenging
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Opinion PiecesHopes high blended finance can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals
According to the UN, the shortfalls in the financing needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are large and growing, particularly for developing countries, ranging from $2.5trn to $4trn annually.
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Special ReportBlended finance could help achieve sustainable development goals despite Trump
New approaches will be needed to encourage asset managers and institutional investors to participate in blended finance
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AnalysisCOP29: Moderate success, but investors still await clear signals
PKA’s CEO sees momentum building on public-private partnerships, however
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NewsUN expert group calls for major financial transformation to meet climate goals
Independent High Level Expert Group (IHLEG) on Climate Finance has urged for a greater focus on catalytic and blended finance
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NewsEU to use de-risking tools to encourage investors to finance green industrial deal
Commissioner-designate Stéphane Séjourné says ‘winning the investment battle is all about making sure public investment drives the real economy’
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NewsUK review reinforces need for transition plans
Transition Finance Market Review also calls for better use of public finance institutions
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging markets private credit steps into the breach
Institutional investors are increasingly providing the funding that emerging market companies cannot get from banks
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NewsEU mulls lower capital charges for blended finance
Commission urged to reclassify public-private investments to bolster SDG-related capital flows
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Opinion PiecesSmall island states turn to institutional investors to protect oceans
Small island developing states may have a total population of only around 65 million, but through their exclusive economic zones they control about 30% of oceans and seas, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
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NewsAlecta, APK back $436m Amundi-IFC impact-oriented EM bond fund
Public-private partnership aims to encourage issuance of green, social and sustainability-linked bonds in emerging markets
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NewsMirova creates new DFI-focussed role to boost impact financing in EM
Sébastien Duquet has been with Mirova since 2022 following the acquisition of Mirova SunFunder, a specialist in climate investment in emerging countries
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NewsCOP28: Denmark’s Velliv calls for more blended finance to speed green shift
Pensions firm calls for government-linked vehicles which fit institutional investors’ risk profile
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NewsSkandia stows $100m in Dutch-backed sustainability blended-finance fund
Swedish pensions firm praises ‘innovative’ structure of SDG Loan Fund for easing flow of institutional money to developing countries
