Development finance

The SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), which has received commitments in excess of $100m, has made four investments so far and is set to reach final close shortly.

The partnership aims to facilitate the co-financing by Dutch and other European pension funds of sustainable development projects.

The partnership aims to mobilise institutional capital for private sector projects in Africa via the ILX Fund I, which is backed by Dutch pension funds. It will also support a new fund set to be launched in coming months.   

The water infrastructure funding gap is the largest of any infrastructure sector in Africa. We sit down with Metito’s Rami Ghandour and BII’s Chris Chijiutomi to discuss their Africa Water Infrastructure Development (AWID) initiative.

The Urban Resilience Fund is a multi-vehicle blended finance initiative, backed by DFIs and other investors, to support climate-focused projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

The initiative aims to change the financial sector’s perception of water: not as an isolated sector but as an entry-point for multi-sector, local and regional impact investment opportunities.

The Article 9 fund will invest primarily in Africa and Asia. US International Development Finance Corporation, Swedfund, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and other partners will provide capital and guarantees.

The fund, which has backing from the UK government, will support local capital providers investing in SMEs whose activities help meet UN sustainable development goals.

Bernhard Kowatsch, head of the UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator explains how they source, support and scale high-impact innovations to achieve SDG 2 – Zero Hunger.

The project aims to boost Cambodia’s rural economy using climate-resistant coffee strains and sustainable growing techniques.