Emerging Markets
UK confirms £400m backing of TFFF ahead of bond market entry
The UK has confirmed a £400m loan to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, just weeks ahead of the fund’s bond market debut.
Allianz, Zurich and KfW and FinDev Canada back new blended finance firm
Allianz, Zurich are among the major investors backing a new blended finance investment firm that aims to mobilise private capital to fund sustainable development in emerging markets and developing economies
Mobilising private credit for emerging markets: from financing gap to investment opportunity test
Emerging markets face a widening financing gap at a time when capital is most urgently needed for development and addressing critical climate-focused initiatives. Private credit aims to offer a scalable, flexible solution – so long as investors are willing to rethink risk and overall structure.
Exclusive: Tonga’s prime minister on investing in climate adaptation
The Pacific Island nation of Tonga is highly vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Speaking with Net Zero Investor, prime minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua shares his vision for building resilience
Alecta invests $110m in emerging markets climate solutions
The transaction marks Alecta’s third investment with Swiss impact investor responsAbility
“Solar energy doesn’t travel through Hormuz”: COP31 eyes renewables-backed electrification
The COP31 action agenda suggests renewables-backed electrification is emerging as a priority
Iran war highlights vulnerability of fossil fuel infrastructure assets
With oil and gas pipelines in the firing line of the ongoing military escalation in Iran, institutional asset owners invested in global infrastructure funds are finding themselves exposed, new research shows
Climate finance is failing the Global South – and the planet: here’s how to fix it
Following the UK governments decision to half its budget for the Green Climate Fund, Ines Urman, campaigner at the Environmental Investigation Agency, examines how climate finance could be restructured to deliver change in the Global South
EM transition investing will outlast US backlash NinetyOne’s Cooper says
Energy security, steady fundamentals and mispriced opportunities are strengthening investor confidence, NinetyOne's Deirdre Cooper predicts
Sustained oil price surge ‘unlikely’, investors say as European oil shares rally
European oil shares surged after US and Israeli attacks on Iran heightened geopolitical tensions, though analysts warned that the rally in energy stocks and oil prices may be short-lived
UK asset owners sense strategic edge in emerging market transitions
Research from the UK’s EMDE Investor Taskforce shows investor confidence hinges on balancing fiduciary duty and systemic risk