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The Norwegian DFI will invest approximately €11.5m in the second social bond issuance from PEPT, helping to finance up to 400,000 new grid connections for low income households and small businesses.

The funding by Save the Children’s impact investing arm will allow PrimaKu to expand the customer base for its digital platform, which improves child healthcare outcomes.

The financing aims to boost access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in northern Nigeria and those led by women nationwide.

The EU-backed initiative will support digital infrastructure and services across emerging markets, aiming to accelerate connectivity and economic development.

The loan will enable the Wagagai farm, recently acquired by Selecta one, to develop its business and maintain its role as a hub for social initiatives.

The investment will be made in the Klima Energy Fund II from global financial services firm Alantra, which will focus on scaling technologies that are needed for Europe’s energy transition.

A new report from  UK-backed programme MOBILIST highlights the growing number of successful securitisation initiatives allowing development institutions to unlock more of their capital without putting their AAA ratings at risk.

British International Investment has partnered with FirstRand to launch the facility, which aims to accelerate transition finance projects across Africa to respond to the challenges of climate change.

Institutional capital now represents roughly a quarter of the UK’s £6.02bn impact investment affordable housing market as of the end of 2024, according to a report by Better Society Capital and The Good Economy.

The government hopes its new Office for the Impact Economy will provide a hub to drive large-scale funding into social impact. We asked senior figures in the sector for their views on the move.