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IFC scales up climate financing in Vietnam to support green transition

Boosting its support for Vietnam's green transition and sustainable development, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has scaled up its long-term investment in the country with a strong focus on climate finance in the last fiscal year.

BlackRock, MAS, IFC, MUFG, NEXI, AIA team up to boost decarbonization investment in Asia

BlackRock, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), NEXI, and AIA Group have teamed up to boost decarbonization investment in Asia with a focus on Southeast Asia.

HKMA partners multilateral organizations to enhance strategic partnership for climate investment in Asia

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has joined hands with multilateral organizations, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to announce a strategic partnership to enhance strategic partnership for climate investment in Asia.…

IFC partners Association of Banks in Cambodia to boost green finance, support sustainable growth

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is collaborating with the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) to boost the capacity of local financial institutions in the climate finance space in order to help address climate change impacts and foster a sustainable financial ecosystem.

IFC lends $534M to ENGIE to boost renewable energy in emerging markets

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a landmark green and sustainability-linked loan of €500 million ($534 million) to ENGIE S.A., the parent holding company of the ENGIE Group.

IFC invests $7M into Philippine technology firm First Circle

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $7 million into First Circle, a technology company providing smart banking solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines.

IFC, HSBC Asset Management expand partnership to support sustainability in emerging markets

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) have on Wednesday announced an agreement to establish a specialized fund vehicle targeting corporate bond issuers in emerging markets (EM), aiming to increase access to finance and support sustainable growth.

IFC-led consortium to provide up to $400M to PTCL to boost digital connectivity in Pakistan

International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside other investors, is providing up to $400 million to Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) to finance its acquisition of Telenor Pakistan Private Limited and Orion Towers Private Limited.

$8 trillion opportunity in sustainable cooling solutions for developing economies, says IFC and UNEP report

The cooling market in developing economies is expected to grow from around $300 billion to at least $600 billion, per year by 2050, according to a report released on Wednesday by the UN Environment Program (UNEP)-led Cool Coalition and International Finance Corporation (IFC).

IFC invests $100M in sustainability-linked bond issued by Central Pattana in Thailand

As part of efforts to accelerate the green transition in Thailand, International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing 3.48 billion Thai baht ($100 million) in a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issued by Central Pattana Public Company Limited (CPN), one of the leading retail-property developers in the country.