EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy attacked over nuclear and gas

EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy attacked over nuclear and gas

The new rules may be the most ambitious action ever taken on climate change but inclusion of some gas and nuclear power proves controversial. The least contentious parts of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy had already come into force. So how has such an ambitious...
EBRD and ILX form €500m climate and SDG partnership

EBRD and ILX form €500m climate and SDG partnership

EBRD committed to mobilising more private sector finance, with ILX becoming a key partner in catalysing new investment from pension funds. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and ILX Management (ILX) have agreed a partnership to mobilise €500m...
IDB: Record $23.4bn in financing approvals in 2021

IDB: Record $23.4bn in financing approvals in 2021

Major increase over projections includes record private finance mobilisation and climate finance. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private-sector arm, IDB Invest, achieved nearly $23.4bn in new financing approvals, commitments and private-sector...