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Multilateral Development Banks to Step Up Protection of Nature

November 2, 2021/EBRD By Vanora Bennett Joint statement on “Nature, People and Planet” at COP26 in Glasgow The multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), have agreed to step up their efforts towards the protection, restoration and sustainable use of nature. In a joint statement signed at the COP26 […]

EBRD and partners launch High Impact Partnership on Climate Action

November 2, 2021/EBRD By Vanora Bennett High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action launched at COP26 First EBRD multi-donor partnership to accelerate climate action and environmental sustainability EBRD has been working with Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Switzerland, TaiwanICDF and UK WATCH THE LIVE LAUNCH The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and partner governments […]

Finland’s Green Building Revolution

The Helsinki Central Library Oodi in Helsinki, Finland. (photo: Tuomas Uusheimo) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS November 2, 2021/IMF By Steven Dorst This article first appeared in the most recent issue of Finance & Development Magazine produced in conjunction with COP26 With fires, landslides, and floods raging around the world, the climate crisis demands […]