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ADB Approves $100 Million Loan to Boost Skills Development and Jobs for Youth in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million results-based loan to help Sri Lanka transform its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system, eq... Read More


Benin mobilises €500 million in international financing with African Development Fund support

Benin, Sept. 29 -- The Republic of Benin has secured €500 million (approximately CFAF 328 billion) in international bank financing, supported by the African Development Fund, for priority invest... Read More


EIB and BNP Paribas to mobilise €700 million in guarantees to support European energy grids

Luxembourg, Sept. 29 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BNP Paribas have signed an agreement in support of European energy grids, confirming their shared commitment to the energy transition, Eu... Read More


Mark Lopes Appointed Head of the IDB Group Miami Office

United States, Sept. 29 -- The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has appointed Mark Lopes as Head of its Miami Office following a competitive selection process. Mr. Lopes brings extens... Read More


World Bank Returns to SOFR Market with USD 1.5 Billion 6-Year Floating Rate Benchmark

United States, Sept. 29 -- The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a new USD 1.5 billion Sustainable Development Bond linked to the Secured O... Read More


Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with Mongolia: Contributing to Enhanced Connectivity through Expansion of the International Airport in Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia, Sept. 29 -- On September 29, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of Mongolia in Tokyo, to provide Japanese ODA loan for the Project ... Read More


Mizuho and World Bank Group Launch New Partnership to Expand Access to Finance for SMEs and Support Supply Chains in Asia-Pacific Markets

United States, Sept. 29 -- Mizuho Bank, Ltd., the banking arm of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., one of the largest full-service financial institutions in the world, and the International Finance Corpor... Read More


Vestas announces new orders in Australia for a total of 614 MW

Australia, Sept. 29 -- Vestas is proud to announce two firm orders totaling 614 MW in Western Australia. The orders are part of Vestas' Q3 2026 order intake and mark another important step in supporti... Read More


NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS Migrates Critical Database Platform to Oracle Autonomous AI Database

United States, Sept. 29 -- NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. (formerly NTT Communications Corporation), Japan's leading global ICT solutions provider, has modernized its shared internal Oracle-based database ... Read More


NetApp and Oracle to Launch Fully Managed Cloud Storage Service for Demanding AI and Enterprise Workloads

United States, Sept. 29 -- NetApp(R), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Oracle announced a new fully managed storage service that brings enterprise-grade NetApp storage natively to Orac... Read More