The development objective of the Boosting Green Finance, Investment and Trade in Rwanda Project is to support reforms aimed at creating a level playing field and mobilizing investment, particularly green...
The twelve Pacific Island Countries (PICs) that are members of the World Bank have been experiencing rapid urbanization for several decades and are now experiencing rapid growth in reliance on private...
Este reporte proporciona una evaluación del impacto del cambio climático para el sector bancario hondureño, abarcando tanto riesgos físicos como de transición. Respecto a riesgos físicos, el reporte encuentra...
Issuance of green, sustainability, sustainability-linked and social (GSSS) bonds in emerging markets surged in 2023. The sixth edition of the IFC-Amundi Green Bond report shows sovereign, financial and...
IFC’s Impact Notes are a flexible financial vehicle that offers retail investors in the United States an opportunity to buy triple-A rated IFC bonds and support private sector development in emerging markets...
Nearly four years since the pandemic precipitated a catastrophic decline in economic growth that pushed millions of people back into extreme poverty, many developing countries are still struggling to recover...
Green bonds help to finance sustainable, climate-smart projects with a positive environmental impact, with the goal to speed the transition to a low-carbon economy. Green bonds are an integral part of...
Green bonds help to finance sustainable, climate-smart projects with a positive environmental impact, with the goal to speed the transition to a low-carbon economy. Green bonds are an integral part of...
Although Indonesia’s economy has diversified over the past decades, natural resource extraction remains a key sector for both the domestic economy as well as international trade. Indonesia’s ability to...
This report analyses the green bond impact reporting practices of emerging markets (EM) financial institutions (FI) issuers. It includes in-depth analysis of issuance, issuers and impact reports and examination...
Sustainable Finance could be said to be the practice of using finance for making a substantial contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In terms of approach, a more practical definition...
In June 2020, fund managers at SEB, one of the largest banks in Sweden – were just ending an intense discussion on the impact funds they were managing. The discussion had been spurred by the previous day’s...
Governments are increasingly seeking opportunities to leverage digital technologies to build a greener future. This guidance note provides useful advice to policy makers underlining adequate leadership...
The development objective of the Green Finance Project for Türkiye is to support the greening of firms through equity financing and mobilized private capital and expand climate financing in Türkiye’s capital...
In FY19-23, Sweden provided cumulative funding of over 55 million through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) to support IFC Advisory Services. The MENA MSME 2.0 program is...
Robust regulatory frameworks are important for developing healthy capital markets. Most current research ends that sustainable finance regulation serves as a backbone for the development of sustainable...
This fifth edition of the ‘Emerging Market Green Bonds Report’ reviews key green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond market trends in 2022 and outlines our expectations for 2023...
The overall goal of the green bond market is to promote and amplify the important role that financial markets can play in helping to address environmental issues. By explicitly specifying the environmentally...
IFC maintains strong relations with DFAT. Australia ranks 7th among IFC’s development partners in terms of contributions to IFC’s Advisory and Upstream Services globally with cumulative signed contributions...