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2023
USAID Announcements at COP28
https://www.usaid.gov/climate/cop28/announcements#28
BNY Mellon facilitates $100 million repo transaction for ADIA through its triparty service
ADIA agrees $100m repo facility at COP28 to incentivise sustainability-linked investments in Africa
COP28: ADIA agrees $100mn Africa repo transaction with LSF using BNY Mellon triparty
Emirates News Agency – WAM
https://wam.ae/article/
Legal Community MENA
https://legalcommunitymena.
ADIA agrees $100m repo facility at COP28
4 December 2023
ADIA agrees $100m repo facility at COP28 with the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) and Afreximbank to incentivise sustainability-linked investments in Africa
https://www.adia.ae/media/
White&Case
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Agrees $100 Mln Repo Facility With LSF And Afreximbank
ADIA Agrees $100m Repo Facility at COP28 With the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) and Afreximbank to Incentivise Sustainability-Linked Investments in Africa
SWFI
4 December 2023
ADIA Announces US$ 100 Million Repo Facility
Securities Finance Times
4 December 2023
US$100m repo facility agreed at COP28 to incentivise investments in Africa
Afreximbank
USAID
The Asset
25 September 2023
Mobilizing capital for climatic, economic reasons
Project Syndicate
22 September 2023
Financing Our Survival
BNY Mellon’s Aerial View
March 2023
Green shoots for Africa
BNY Mellon’s Aerial View
February 2023
The next stage in the evolution of Africa’s capital markets
Scope Ratings
1 February 2023
Africa Sovereign Monitor 2023
2023
USAID Announcements at COP28
https://www.usaid.gov/climate/cop28/announcements#28
BNY Mellon facilitates $100 million repo transaction for ADIA through its triparty service
ADIA agrees $100m repo facility at COP28 to incentivise sustainability-linked investments in Africa
COP28: ADIA agrees $100mn Africa repo transaction with LSF using BNY Mellon triparty
Emirates News Agency – WAM
https://wam.ae/article/
Legal Community MENA
https://legalcommunitymena.
ADIA agrees $100m repo facility at COP28
4 December 2023
ADIA agrees $100m repo facility at COP28 with the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) and Afreximbank to incentivise sustainability-linked investments in Africa
https://www.adia.ae/media/
White&Case
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Agrees $100 Mln Repo Facility With LSF And Afreximbank
ADIA Agrees $100m Repo Facility at COP28 With the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) and Afreximbank to Incentivise Sustainability-Linked Investments in Africa
SWFI
4 December 2023
ADIA Announces US$ 100 Million Repo Facility
Securities Finance Times
4 December 2023
US$100m repo facility agreed at COP28 to incentivise investments in Africa
Afreximbank
USAID
The Asset
25 September 2023
Mobilizing capital for climatic, economic reasons
Project Syndicate
22 September 2023
Financing Our Survival
BNY Mellon’s Aerial View
March 2023
Green shoots for Africa
BNY Mellon’s Aerial View
February 2023
The next stage in the evolution of Africa’s capital markets
Scope Ratings
1 February 2023
Africa Sovereign Monitor 2023
2022
securitiesfinancetimes.com
6 December 2022
LSF funding facility aims to bring developed repo market to Africa
Financial Times
November 28, 2022
Citi’s surprise gambit for the African debt market
Euromoney
18 november 2022
LSF: The long road to an African repo market
Finadium
November 14, 2022
COP27: Citi closes inaugural $100mn transaction with Africa repo facility, Amundi signs on
The HLEG Songwe Stern report
November 2022
Finance for climate action Scaling up investment for climate and development Report of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance.
Bloomberg
29th September 2022
Dr Vera Songwe appointed Chairwoman of the Board of the Liquidity & Sustainability Facility (“LSF”)
ICF
12th September 2022
Communiqué of the International Cooperation Forum and Meeting of African Ministers
Le Point Afrique
16th February 2022
Vera Songwe : « Pour l’Afrique et l’Europe, l’heure est à l’action ! »
2021
The Africa Report
21 December 2021
Tackling the cost of African financing
African Executive
7th December 2021
Financing Africa’s Post-Covid-19 Development
Business Day
4th November 2021
COP 26: UNECA establishes $30bn facility for Africa
Reuters
3rd November 2021
U.N. launches fund to foster cheaper loans, green development for Africa
CNBC Africa
5th November 2021
UNECA unveils facility to subsidize private investment in African sovereign debt
Financial Times
3rd November 2021
UN launches African repo markets in bid to lower borrowing costs
Business Times
November 3, 2021
ECA unveils US$30bn liquidity facility
Africa Press Net
November 4, 2021
ECA Establishes Liquidity, Sustainability Facility (LSF) Reaching 30 Bln USD
Lesjecos
4 Novembre 2021
Émissions souveraines sur le marché des obligations en euro : La Cea annonce le lancement d’un mécanisme de soutien aux pays africains
Financial Afrik
3 novembre, 2021
A la COP de Glasgow, la CEA lance un mécanisme de liquidité et de viabilité de 30 milliards de dollars
EnquetePlus
November 4, 2021
La CEA lance le Mécanisme de liquidité et de viabilité
Health Reporters
November 4, 2021
ECA launches $30bn to support African Eurobond liquidity, debt sustainability
SAPO/LUSA
3 Novembro 2021
COP26: ONU lança novo modelo financeiro para poupar 11 mil milhões até 2026
Africa 24 TV
Nov 6, 2021
Afrique : 30 milliards USD d’appui financier de la CEA aux pays africains
Club of Mozambique
November 4, 2021
COP26: UNECA announces LSF that could reach US$30B to support sovereign African Eurobond liquidity, ensure debt sustainability
Journal du Cameroun
November 4, 2021
Afrique : un outil de soutien à la liquidité des obligations souveraines
Ethiopian News Agency
November 4, 2021
ECA Establishes Liquidity, Sustainability Facility (LSF) Reaching 30 Bln USD
Nairametrics
November 4, 2021
UN announces Liquidity and Sustainability Facility for Africa in partnership with AfreximBank
La Tribune Afrique
27 Nov 2021
Après la COP26, un nouveau leadership environnemental s’impose
Ethiopian Monitor
November 4, 2021
ECA to Set up Liquidity & Sustainability Facility Reaching 30 Bln USD
New Business Ethiopia
November 3, 2021
UN Agency Establishes $30 Billion Debt Sustainability Fund For Africa
Polity
November 4, 2021
Launch of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) /Glasgow Scotland
Bourse News
November 4, 2021
COP26: Lancement d’un MLV pouvant atteindre 30 milliards dollars pour soutenir la liquidité des obligations souveraines africaines
Reuters Johannesburg
November 3, 2021
U.N. launches fund to foster cheaper loans, green development for Africa
New Zimbabwe
5th November 2021
UNECA Launches Investment Boosting Funding Facility
Mansa Media
November 4, 2021
UN unveils new finance mechanism to save African governments $11bn in borrowing costs
All Africa
5 novembre 2021
Uneca Launches Investment Boosting Funding Facility
African Manager
5 novembre 2021
Afrique : un outil de soutien à la liquidité des obligations souveraine
Comprendre Media
3 novembre 2021
L’ONU a lancé un marché africain des pensions pour réduire les coûts d’emprunt
Financial Times
25th June 2021
Africa needs its own ‘repo’ market
Bloomberg
23rd June 2021
IMF Reserves Could Help Rebuild Emerging Debt Markets, UN Says
About The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility
The LSF was designed with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Afreximbank with the dual objective of supporting the liquidity of African Sovereigns Eurobonds and incentivizing SDG-related investments such as SDG and green bonds on the African continent.