FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, signed a USD 116mn syndicated facility to its existing client Banco Pichincha to finance both green projects and women-owned SMEs in Ecuador. FMO has acted as lead arranger and lender for this transaction, providing […]

The new Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norfund, invested about 600 mn NOK (60 mn USD) in equity in SAEL, an Indian solar, and agri waste-to-energy company. The investment will contribute to offsetting more than 2.8 million tons of […]

The Ecobank Foundation and UN Women’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa signed a partnership agreement to strengthen their respective agendas for promoting women’s empowerment in Africa. For the first time, these two key actors in the development of […]