HSBC Partner with Google to Reach $1 Billion Climate Tech Finance Goal

Britain’s biggest bank, HSBC, has partnered with Google to finance fast-growing climate technology firms behind some of…

AfDB Invests $10 Million in African Climate Fund.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $10 million junior equity investment in the KawiSafi…

SEC Calls for Increased Green Finance Adoption in Nigeria

Dr Emomotimi Agama, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has called for stakeholders…

Cyril Ramaphosa Signs Climate Change Act Into Law in South Africa

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a landmark climate change act into law, marking a…

Value Addition is Key in Agric, Climate Change Adaptation – Makhtar Diop, IFC MD

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Managing Director Makhtar Diop, currently on a three-day visit to Nigeria,…

IFC Launches $4 Billion Fund for Climate, Agric Businesses in Emerging Markets

The World Bank’s private finance arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), launched a $4 billion program…

EU Calls for Fossil Fuel Contribution to Climate Finance

A European Union (EU) draft calls for fossil fuel firms to aid climate change efforts in…

AfDB, Trade and Development Bank to Finance $15m Clean Technologies in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced a follow-up equity investment of $15 million in…

The World Needs at least $2.4 trillion for Climate Finance – UNFCCC Executive Secretary

The Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, said today…

Nithio Secures $10m from FMO for Climate-Friendly Initiative

Nithio secures a $10 million commitment from the Netherlands Development Finance Corporation (FMO) for its Facility…