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Brazil to keep riding blue bond wave
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IFC funding to Andean, Caribbean firms soars
Infrastructure investment is driving lending by the multilateral bank, which is also working on a $1.5 bln bond pipeline
FDN taps German loan
Colombian development bank and German lender KfW agree financing for urban development
Active Leasing mulls tapping SLB
Mexican firm could reopen its newly issued bond and use existing credit lines to fund leasing operations, CFO tells LatinFinance
Los Andes makes Japanese bond debut
Chilean payroll lender sells 3-year social notes amid growing demand for such instruments in the Asian market
CAF kicks off new social bond program
Latin American development bank sells notes under a newly launched $1 bln program to fund child and youth projects
Chile’s ESG pioneering enters new era under Kast
Country’s leadership in the field, most recently with a biodiversity bond, is expected to continue despite the political shift to the right
Sabesp bags $1.5 bln package
Brazilian water firm secures support from IDB Invest to expand its services in a deal that included a big sale of blue bonds
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Innovation, sovereign retool may fuel rebound in ESG bond sales
Labeled bond issuance took a breather in 2025, but industry experts are optimistic about the outlook for the year ahead amid strong investor demand
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Countries race to protect their balance sheets as climate disasters are reshaping sovereign risk across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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COP30 in Belém advanced finance and enforcement — and exposed how hard it remains to confront fossil fuels, argues Robert Muggah.
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UN’s Brazil summit boosts LatAm climate finance efforts
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Latin America’s carbon markets start linking up
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