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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
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 ! »
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
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
Press releases
14th November 2022
The LSF 100 million inaugural transaction with Afreximbank and Citi at Cop 27.
22nd September 2022
Dr Vera Songwe appointed Chairwoman of the Board of the Liquidity & Sustainability Facility (“LSF”)
French Republic Presidency
18th May 2021
Summit on the financing of African economies
About The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility
The LSF was designed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, in collaboration with 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.