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Global investment rebounds to US$1.6tn but productive finance remains...

Global foreign direct investment rose by 6% to US$1.6tn in 2025, ending two consecutive years of decline, according to UN Trade and Development’s World Investment Report 2026. The recovery was concentrated in a relatively small number of countries, sectors and...

#development finance#emerging markets#foreign direct investment

EBRD Ukraine package unlocks new bank lending for MSMEs...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed new agreements in Ukraine that are expected to enable €845m in…

#banking#development finance#EBRD


EU releases first €3.2bn Ukraine loan tranche as reconstruction...

The European Union has disbursed the first €3.2bn tranche of its Ukraine Support Loan, opening a new phase in Europe’s…

#development finance#European Union#export finance


Afreximbank signs US$500m Tunisia facility to support imports and...

Afreximbank has signed a US$500m term loan facility with the Central Bank of Tunisia to support essential imports, maturing trade…

#Afreximbank#Central Bank of Tunisia#development finance


IsDBI annual report highlights smart countertrade as trade resilience...

The Islamic Development Bank Institute’s 2025 Annual Report has highlighted progress on its Smart Countertrade System, pointing to growing interest…

#development finance#digital trade#financial inclusion


IsDB Institute expands Islamic finance support with US$4.14m in...

The Islamic Development Bank Institute approved 25 new technical assistance projects worth US$4.14m in 2025, as it expanded support for…

#AI#Baku#countertrade


World Bank adds US$500mn guarantee capacity to IFC trade...

The World Bank Group has created a new framework that adds MIGA guarantees to IFC’s Global Trade Liquidity Program, increasing…

#development finance#emerging markets#guarantees


Afreximbank rating strengthens trade finance firepower ahead of annual...

S&P Global Ratings has assigned Afreximbank a BBB+ long-term issuer credit rating and A-2 short-term rating with a stable outlook,…

#Afreximbank#Africa#Caribbean


Afreximbank warns Africa must strengthen trade and investment resilience

Afreximbank has released a new Trade and Development Finance Brief warning that Africa needs stronger trade and investment resilience as…

#AfCFTA#Afreximbank#Africa


ADB trade finance activity jumps as Hormuz crisis squeezes...

The Asian Development Bank has reported a sharp rise in trade finance activity as Asian markets face pressure from the…

#ADB#Asia#development finance


MIGA targets $6.4bn Africa guarantees to unlock private capital

The World Bank Group’s guarantee platform is aiming to more than double annual guarantee issuance in Africa to $6.4bn by…

#Africa#development finance#guarantees


ADB launches financing facility for Asia critical minerals supply...

The Asian Development Bank has launched a new financing facility to help Asia and the Pacific build critical minerals supply…

#ADB#commodity finance#critical minerals

OPEC Fund launches $1.5bn programme to ease trade disruption

The OPEC Fund has launched a $1.5bn financing initiative to support countries facing rising energy costs, commodity disruption and tighter…

#commodity disruption#development finance#OPEC Fund

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