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RBI imposes monetary penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited

India, Dec. 19 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 11, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 61.95 lakh (Rupees Sixty One Lakh Ninety Five Thousand only) on Kotak Mahi... Read More


African Development Bank's $21.9 Million Grant to Boost Sao Tome and Principe's Blue Economy and Strengthen Food Security

Sao Tome and Principe, Dec. 19 -- The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a $22 million grant to finance the Blue Economy and Fisheries Infrastructure Rehabilitation and M... Read More


African Development Bank approves $60 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Equity Bank (Kenya) to support SMEs, drive regional trade

Kenya, Dec. 19 -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $60 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee facility to support the trade finance activities of Equity... Read More


African Development Bank Welcomes the Commissioning of 120 MWp Kairouan Solar Photovoltaic Project, a Major Milestone

Tunisia, Dec. 19 -- The African Development Bank Group welcomed the commissioning, on 16 December 2025, of the Kairouan solar power plant, which will strengthen Tunisia's energy security and advance i... Read More


New African Development Bank Group representative takes office and signs two strategic agreements on energy and climate

Chad, Dec. 19 -- The new African Development Bank Country Manager for Chad, Francis Dogo, officially took office in N'Djamena on 12 December 2025, after presenting his credentials to Fatime Aldjineh G... Read More


EIB to lend €500 million to Renfe to modernise and expand Rodalies fleet in Catalonia

Spain, Dec. 19 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Renfe have signed a €250 million loan to finance the purchase of 101 electric trains that will expand and upgrade Catalonia's commuter (R... Read More


EBRD and donors support inclusive and sustainable growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dec. 19 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing three loans totalling €4 million to Intesa Sanpaolo Banka Bosnia and Herzegovina to en... Read More


EBRD backs Lithuania's first green securitisation with ILTE

Lithuania, Dec. 19 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Lithuania's green transition and capital market innovation with a €50 million landmark investment ... Read More


EBRD and EU support green and inclusive financing in Tunisia

Tunisia, Dec. 19 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a €10 million senior unsecured loan to Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (UBCI), one of Tu... Read More


EBRD lends further €150 million for road upgrades in Moldova

Moldova Republic of, Dec. 19 -- The EBRD is lending a further €150 million to Moldova, adding to €150 million lent in 2024, to finance the rehabilitation of key roads in Moldova and around... Read More