“IDB Invest Issues First Gender Bond to Finance Projects Supporting Women in Latin America & the Caribbean” – IDB Invest – March 22, 2021
In a press release issued on March 22, 2021 IDB Invest, the private sector institution of the IDB Group, announced that it “issued a gender social bond worth 2,500 million Mexican pesos (equivalent to approximately $122 million) with a three-year maturity in Mexico. This is the largest IDB Invest bond issue in Mexico to date […]
“Temasek commits $500 million for a stake in LeapFrog Investments” – ImpactAlpha – March 10, 2021
On Mach 10, 2021 ImpactAlpha reported that “Singapore’s state-backed investment arm Temasek will become part-owner in LeapFrog Investments and anchor its future funds. The commitment pushes the pioneering emerging markets impact investing firm’s capital raised past $2 billion. The investment is a ‘a trajectory-changing moment” for impact investing, LeapFrog’s Andy Kuper told ImpactAlpha. “We have confirmed that […]