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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

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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.


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