The Bank of Industry (BOI) is implementing an on-lending financing scheme to be implemented through local development financial institutions and would support customers interested in adopting clean energy solutions. This is a major push to significantly raise the bank’s share of investments in Africa’s renewable energy quest by 2030. Olasupo Olusi, managing director/CEO, BOI, announced […]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), notes that Africa needs to spend $250 yearly to meet its climate finance needs not only to comply with a greener world nicety but as a strategy for to grow its economy. Climate spending and economic growth, according to reports, have converged in recent years, with the World Bank arguing
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Abidjan, November 21, 2023. The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) has released the 13th Peer Review and Rating of African DFIs report based on the AADFI Prudential Standards, Guidelines, and Rating System (PSGRS). The exercise covers the assessment of DFIs in the following key aspects: governance, operation, financial management, and development impact. 34
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Abidjan, November 16, 2023. To sustain its commitment to addressing the challenges of climate change and achieving the Paris Agreement, the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) has set up a Working Group on Climate Change. The Working Group was launched on November 9, 2023, during the Joint International CEO Forum of AADFI and its Asian
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The Bank of Industry (BOI) disclosed on Thursday in Abuja that strategic policies are being put in place to enable the bank to contribute about 27 percent of the renewable power generation in Africa by the year 2030. Speaking at the AADFI-AFFIAP CEO Forum, the Managing Director of BOI, Dr Olasupo Olusi, said that, as
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The Bank of Industry has secured a credit line of €100 million from the French Development Agency (AFD)] for the expansion of green finance in Nigeria. The bank has also worked with its partners to raise over $5 billion from several International Financial Institutions in the last five years for building a climate –smart Nigeria
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The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) is calling for actionable plans to incorporate climate-resilient products into African business models to address climate finance needs and derisk sustainable investments in the region. Failure to act may result in Africa losing 5-15% of its projected GDP by 2050 due to the effects of climate change.
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The Bank of Industry is set to disburse €100m to support the expansion of Green Energy and the creation of a climate-friendly environment to foster economic growth in Nigeria. This financial backing, secured from the French Development Agency, is dedicated to fostering an eco-friendly environment for enhanced economic prosperity in Africa and Asia. Dr Olasupo Olusi,
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Bank of Industry (BOI) has disclosed that plans have been put in place to contribute about 27 percent of the renewable power generation in Africa by the year 2030. Managing Director of BOI, Dr Olasupo Olusi made this disclosure at the AADFI-AFFIAP CEO Forum, He said, as Nigeria’s leading Development Financing Institute (DFI), “one of
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The Bank of Industry (BOI) says it secured $5 billion from various international financial institutions in the last five years to boost industrial development in Nigeria. Dr Olasupo Olusi, Managing Director of BOI, disclosed this recently at the AADFI-AFFIAP CEO Forum in Abuja. According to him, Nigeria is very active in resourcing climate-friendly funds to
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