The Capital Market Authority in Kenya (CMA) and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) joined the IFC and UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative in engaging…
The Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) joined SBN in December 2018. AMMC is regional co-chair of the SBN Green Bond Working Group and will continue…
(18 January 2019) IOSCO, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, released a statement on disclosure of ESG matters by issuers on 18 January 2019. The statement sets…
The initiative according to a release to the Ghana News Agency, aims to scale up finance for projects that were resilient to the impacts of…
“We are seeing emerging economies stepping up their efforts and taking active regional roles, demonstrating much needed leadership. To reach the vital goal of the…
Like other African nations, Kenya needs to raise billions of dollars to invest in infrastructure projects including roads, water and irrigation, railways and power generation….
On October 30th, 2018, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) approved a prospectus concerning the issuance of ordinary and sustainable bonds (of the Social &…
International Finance Corporation and AMMC have announced a set of guidelines for new financial instruments to address the issue of climate change. These guidelines were…
The Climate Investment Funds’ “The Power of 10: Shaping the Future of Climate Action” event took place on 28-29 January, 2019 in Ouarzazate, Morocco at the…
Morocco’s finance and business hub Casablanca Finance City (CFC) had raised 335 million dirhams ($ 35.8 mln) via a green bond to finance its environmentally…
Globally, as much as $7 trillion a year in investments will be needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. IFC research has identified…
“2019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday,…
The Africa Climate Week (ACW) is the premier annual regional climate event, which seeks to promote climate action in Africa including mobilizing support for the…
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, is set to become the first country on the continent to issue a security that raises funds for environmental projects…
Kenya is on the path to developing a green finance market through its first green bond program. On the Friday March the 31stthe country announced…
EGX formed a Sustainability Advisory Committee in 2016 whose main goal for the first year is to issue a Model Guidance for the sustainability report…
The COP of Action as it is often referred to, was an opportunity to start the important process of turning the UN’s Paris Agreement into…
As part of the commitments made by capital market players in terms of sustainable development, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) and the Casablanca Stock…
On September 28th, 2017, over 10 of the world’s leading financial centers today agreed to promote strategic action on green and sustainable finance, at the…
As part of its commitment to the development of climate finance, and in line with the Kingdom’s renewable energy objectives and the creation of a…
On November 2016 world leaders gathered for the COP22 in Marrakech to present their commitments to fighting climate change. Beside global political leaders, capital market…