green financing
Development Bank of Austria invests EUR 19.8 million in GGF
18 April 2024 - The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) and the Development Bank of Austria (OeEB) have announced an investment of EUR 19.8 million
Finance in Motion gets innovation award for Blue 1 solar park in Albania
08 March 2024 - Finance in Motion has won the Market Pioneer Award Europe for financing the Blue 1 solar power project in Albania
GGF deepens cooperation with UniCredit Bank Serbia with EUR 50 million renewables loan
20 February 2024 - UniCredit Bank Serbia obtained a EUR 50 million loan from GGF for utility-scale renewables projects, strengthening its ties with the fund
Serbia spends most of green bond proceeds in transport, water, wastewater sectors
27 January 2024 - Serbia has allocated all the funds from its first green bond issue, according to the final report. The transport sector accounted for 36.7%.
North Macedonia presents just energy transition platform worth EUR 3 billion
05 December 2023 - North Macedonia is preparing an investment plan for a coal phaseout by 2030, grid strengthening, new capacities and the just transition
France’s EDF sells Europe’s first green bonds for nuclear energy
01 December 2023 - French state-owned power utility EDF raised EUR 1 billion for nuclear energy through a green bond issue, the first of its kind in Europe
EU adopts joint green bond standard
30 October 2023 - The regulation sets out requirements for issuers who want to use the designation European green bond or EuGB for their debt securities
City in western Romania aims to be first to achieve energy independence
11 September 2023 - The local authority in Reșița in western Romania got the technical connection approval for its own 21 MW photovoltaic park
Masdar lists its first green bond on London Stock Exchange
08 August 2023 - Masdar entered the green bond market with a sale worth USD 750 million and listed the securities on the London Stock Exchange
Zagreb Holding sells green bonds worth EUR 305 million
20 July 2023 - Through its umbrella firm Zagreb Holding, Croatia's capital issued the first green municipal bonds in Central and Eastern Europe
EU launches EUR 1 billion energy support package for Western Balkans
07 December 2022 - The EU will back six renewable energy infrastructure projects in the Western Balkans with grants from a EUR 500 million package
Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa
02 December 2022 - Two giant solar and wind power plants in Egypt will supply electricity at the lowest rates in Africa, IFC said
First green bonds issued in Croatia
02 August 2022 - The strategic partners in the green bond issue are Erste&Steiermärkische Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
GGF takes green finance graduates on study tour in Berlin
14 July 2022 - GGF's Technical Assistance Facility and the Renewables Academy (RENAC) hosted a study tour in Berlin for the graduates of the Green Finance Expert Course
Green for Growth Fund achieves record expansion in 2021
12 July 2022 - GGF recorded its strongest ever net growth in its outstanding portfolio, with EUR 1.3 billion in green loans to over 42,000 end borrowers
ProCredit Bank Kosovo – a driver of green finance and energy transition in the country
24 June 2022 - Author: Eriola Bibolli, General Manager, ProCredit Bank Kosova It is a well-known fact that climate...