Green loans in North Macedonia grow 30% but their share remains low
The National Bank of North Macedonia has recorded an increase in green loans by 2.8 times since 2019, while growth in 2023 amounted to 29.1%.
Finance in Motion gets innovation award for Blue 1 solar park in Albania
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
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
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
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
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
City in western Romania aims to be first to achieve energy independence
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
Masdar entered the green bond market with a sale worth USD 750 million and listed the securities on the London Stock Exchange