ESG & Climate Finance News

May 31, 2024

CAF secured US$216 million credit line for climate mitigation and biodiversity projects

CAF secured a US$216 million green line of credit from its French counterpart, AFD. The funding will be used to finance biodiversity and climate…

May 16, 2024

Colombia to receive US$700 million UAE investment after signing Cepa agreement

Colombia is set to receivean investments of between US$600 million and US$700 million from the UAE following the signing of the Comprehensive Economic…

May 16, 2024

Caribbean Broilers Group invests in solar plants to enhance sustainability

Caribbean Broilers Group (CB) has invested in four solar photovoltaic power plants for its farms across Jamaica, partnering with Soleco Energy Jamaica…

May 3, 2024

Ecoener secures green loan for 74 MW solar project in Guatemala

Ecoener SA has secured a US$64 million green loan from Central American bank BAC and Dutch development bank FMO for its 74 MWp Yolanda solar project…

May 3, 2024

IDB Invest and DFC launch new co-financing framework for Latin America and the Caribbean

IDB Invest and the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have launched a new co-financing framework to bolster…

May 3, 2024

Jamaica initiates ‘Blue Green Facility’ to address climate challenges

The Government of Jamaica, in collaboration with various international partners including the Green Climate Fund, Inter-American Development Bank,…

April 14, 2024

IDB approves $60 million credit line to boost blue economy in the Bahamas

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) proposed a US$60 million Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects aimed at promoting sustainable…

March 28, 2024

IDB Invest issues sustainable bonds to fund infrastructure and projects in Latin America

IDB Invest recently issued two sustainable bonds in local currency. One was valued at 2.5 billion Mexican pesos (about US$150 million) while the other…

March 28, 2024

BBVA PerĂº secures US$250 million loan for sustainable building projects

BBVA PerĂº has secured a US$250 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).…