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The Hellenic Impact Investing Network has published the first impact investment market sizing report for Greece, which reveals €10bn in impact investments have been mobilised across the country.

The launch of the Butimba water treatment plant marks a major milestone of the Lake Victoria water and sanitation project, which is aimed at upgrading the water supply and sanitation systems in northern Tanzania.

The Scatec-owned project in central Egypt, to be operational in 2026, is being fast-tracked as part of efforts to alleviate the country’s energy crisis.

Small-scale social impact funds established in Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine have built up diverse investment portfolios, offering hope they can scale up further to tackle major local challenges.

The new facility will support clean energy integration across South Africa, create 20,000 jobs and boost the local economy in the country’s Eastern Cape province.

The fund will provide non-dilutive and subordinated risk capital to SMEs operating in the textile and fashion supply chains in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Turkey.

The new plant will provide 1.4 million people and 36,000 cocoa farmers with an additional income stream. Plus, CC Facility funds three impact initiatives | Stewardship Code

Six public development banks from Europe and Asia launched the Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 as the third United Nations Ocean Conference kicked off this week.

The Danish development finance institution has also introduced a new private-public initiative, the Danish SDGII Fund. It wants its new branding to reflect its international outlook and global partnerships.

The non-profit says in its latest report that impact investing techniques and strategies are entering the mainstream, with more outcomes contracts and the development of national-level impact wholesalers being key trends.