BURN Manufacturing (BURN), a leading clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon-offset project developer, has announced the issuance of Sub-Saharan Africa’s first-ever green bond designated for clean cooking financing of USD $10 Million.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has secured a $4 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to drive skills and health innovation.
Standard Chartered Bank and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, have signed a $350 million risk participation agreement aimed at supporting the trade finance needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporates in Africa and South Asia.
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