The "Ilumina Pantanal" project, part of the Government's Rural Electrification Programme called Luz para Todos and coordinated by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), focuses on u...

The recent G20 summit held in Naples, Italy, was seen as a decisive step ahead of the COP 26, to be held in Glasgow in November 2021. The failure to agree common language ahead of that gather...

Established in 1954 by Mexico's federal government, Trust Funds for Rural Development (FIRA) is a second-tier development bank. FIRA is comprised of four public trusts (FONDO, FEFA, FEGA and F...

The Sustainable Bond Framework is based on economic, social, and environmental challenges, as well as the framework of political commitments in the National Accord and the Paris Agreement (amo...

IDB Invest has provided $200 million in financing for Brazil's Banco Sofisa S.A. (Sofisa), together with Proparco and FinDev Canada. The funds aim to support the expansion of Sofisa's portfoli...

Brazil has an estimated green investment potential of US$ 1.3 trillion, considering only the energy, transportation, building, waste management and industrial energy efficiency sectors between...

According to Federated Hermes' calculations, the role of emerging markets in this type of issuance (green, social and sustainable) is growing sharply in 2021. Corporate issuance from emerging ...

Colombia recently passed Law No. 2099 on Energy Transition, which amends and complements Law No. 1715 of 2014. It aims to modernise current legislation and enact other provisions for the energ...

The European Commission has presented its sustainable finance strategy with the aim of bringing financial institutions on board with its goal of a climate-neutral continent. Among the legislat...