Green for Growth Fund
GGF, Rockstart select seven green ventures for their Clim@ Scaler program
24 May 2022 - Seven finalists were picked for Clim@ Scaler 2022, an accelerator program for scaleup ventures in the Green for Growth Fund's target regions
Better hurry: Clim@ Scaler for green businesses closes applications on April 5
31 March 2022 - Clim@ Scaler is for ventures looking to grow in the areas of energy efficiency, circular economy, resource efficiency and sustainable energy
GGF, MF banka boost green finance for SMEs in BiH
24 March 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund approved a loan of EUR 5 million for MF banka in Bosnia and Herzegovina for on-lending to SMEs
Green for Growth Fund to provide Tier II capital to Egyptian banks
24 January 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund has been granted approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to provide Tier II capital to banks in the country
GGF starts green finance expert course for Garanti BBVA bank
31 December 2021 - GGF's Technical Assistance Facility has launched a dedicated Green Finance Expert course with its longstanding partner Garanti BBVA
GGF, UniCredit Bank Serbia conduct first local currency transaction in Serbia for green recovery
06 December 2021 - The Green for Growth Fund conducted the first local currency transaction in Serbia by providing a loan to UniCredit Bank Serbia
GGF Impact Stories: Raising awareness of household energy efficiency benefits in Kosovo*
12 November 2021 - An awareness-raising campaign for households in Kosovo* has helped homeowners understand the benefits of improved energy efficiency
Deep-greening transformation is essential for banking competitiveness
02 November 2021 - Banks are missing out on lucrative and innovative opportunities in the new green economy if they don't adapt to the green energy revolution
COVID-19 crisis is opportunity for GGF to promote sustainable growth
17 June 2021 - GGF is encouraging and financing financial institutions which share its vision of building back better, Chairperson Olaf Zymelka said
GGF wins UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment award
06 October 2020 - This year’s winner of the UN-initiated Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) award in the “Real-world...
Three major environmental challenges clim@ 2020 finalists address
19 May 2020 - We are only two weeks away from the clim@ 2020 pitching event to select the...
Clima@ competition 2020 selects 15 finalists
08 April 2020 - Clima@ competition 2020 has selected 15 finalists with innovative ideas to protect the climate from...
158 MW Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, officially starts operations
11 October 2019 - Serbia’s largest wind farm, the 57-turbine Čibuk 1, has officially started operations today following a...
GGF secures EUR 25 million from OeEB to continue green finance
04 October 2019 - The Development Bank of Austria (Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG – OeEB) has increased its investment with...
Green for Growth Fund backs microfinance institution Alter Modus’ energy efficiency lending
02 August 2019 - The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has provided a senior loan of EUR 1.5 million...
Green for Growth Fund helps kids from Serbia compete in Canada
31 July 2019 - After Balkan Green Energy News appealed in early April for financial assistance to help kids...