A federal judge has struck down Texas’ anti ESG law as unconstitutional, delivering a legal setback to one of the most aggressive state efforts to police sustainable finance. The ruling affirms that governments cannot punish companies for how they assess risk or express investment views. But the decision arrives after
Brussels, February 2026 — The European Union has done something climate markets have argued about for years but never quite resolved. It has written a rulebook for permanent carbon removals. This week, the European Commission adopted the EU’s first certification methodologies for what it defines as permanent carbon removal. The
The European Commission is deploying its financial heavy artillery early to prevent a political revolt against the next phase of the Green Deal. In a move designed to preempt social unrest and diplomatic friction, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced it will “front load” €3 billion ($3.5 billion) to national
On a recent morning in Abu Dhabi, the emirate quietly rewired the architecture of its state capital. A restructuring that brings together vast operating assets, strategic stakes, and long-term investments under a single roof has created a new sovereign force with more than $300 billion in assets and a sharpened
For years, governments and financial institutions have pledged to protect nature, halt biodiversity loss, and build resilience in the face of climate change. Yet a new global assessment makes clear that the world’s financial system continues to move in the opposite direction. According to insights from the State of Finance
A long-delayed wager nears the finish line Tanzania is preparing to conclude one of the largest energy investments ever contemplated in sub-Saharan Africa. A proposed $42 billion liquefied natural gas project, stalled for years by regulatory uncertainty and shifting commercial terms, is again moving toward agreement as the government seeks
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, closed 2025 with one of the strongest performances in its history, reinforcing the power of scale, patience, and disciplined leadership in a volatile global economy. Managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, the fund generated a return of roughly 15
Stockholm has long been a city where ideas travel easily between science, capital, and public purpose. This week, it leaned fully into that identity. More than 80 chief executives and senior leaders from the Nordic, Baltic, and Arctic regions gathered in the Swedish capital to launch the Origination Finance Studios,
A Regional Forum at a Global Inflection Point Panama City takes center stage tomorrow as leaders from across government, finance, and industry convene for the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2026, a high-level gathering designed to reposition the region amid profound shifts in the global economic order.
In a world where tariffs are rewriting alliances and trade is once again a tool of statecraft, few development leaders sit closer to the intersection of finance, diplomacy, and geopolitics than Sergio Díaz‑Granados Guida. As Executive President of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, Díaz-Granados is
