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Iran war poses fresh challenges for LatAm renewables push
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Colombia gathers policy makers to plot future free of fossil fuels
Inaugural summit seeks to spur transition efforts with proposals from ending broad fuel subsidies to overhauling rules on investor-state disputes
BTG Pactual closes record reforestation fund
Brazilian bank’s timberland investment arm raises $1.2 bln for what it describes as the largest-known reforestation fund
Two Mexican lenders tap local bond market
Banco Invex readies its first offering since October, as HIR Casa prices sustainability-linked notes
IFC extends sustainable loan to Santander Brasil
Funds will be channelled to the Brazilian government’s Eco Invest blended finance program
Three more issuers price cross-border notes
Chile’s STM and Banco do Brasil issue green bonds, while J&F makes its international debut
Fibra Macquarie upsizes SLL
Mexican real-estate investor refreshes a sustainability-linked loan with BBVA México
BNDES backs another corn ethanol project
Brazilian development bank approves loan to allow ALD Bioenergia Deciolândia to more than its double output
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Brazil to keep riding blue bond wave
Sales of blue bonds from Brazil dwarf those of many other countries, fueled by a major push to expand access to clean water
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Climate Finance: Pricing the Storm
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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
UN’s Brazil summit boosts LatAm climate finance efforts
COP30 led to billions of dollars in financing commitments for the region, and a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels is in the works
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