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
A quiet but consequential recalibration is underway in Northern Europe. Some of the region’s largest pension funds are reducing or exiting U.S. Treasury holdings, signaling that geopolitical risk and political volatility are now being weighed alongside yield and liquidity in long term portfolio decisions. The moves come amid heightened transatlantic
DAVOS/ST. PAUL — As the global freshwater supply gap widens, Ecolab Inc. and CDP have unveiled a new financial and operational tool designed to move the private sector from passive data disclosure to active resource management. Announced yesterday at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (WEF26) in Davos, the Water
Mexico City – Mexico has taken a major step forward in sustainable finance with the successful placement of $5.58 billion in sovereign bonds aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The issuance underscores the country’s growing role in shaping the global market for development focused finance while reinforcing its
Nigeria has announced a $2 billion National Climate Change Fund, signaling a renewed push to accelerate clean energy development and climate resilient infrastructure in Africa’s most populous country. The initiative was unveiled by President Bola Tinubu during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, positioning Nigeria as a more assertive player in global
