The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility, which will deploy over USD15 million in climate finance will support the delivery of adaptation projects at the grassroots level and deliver on national commitments to build resilience to the escalating impacts of climate change.

Launched in June 2023 by the country’s largest telecommunications provider, the new mobile money service M-Selen aims to bring basic financial services to the fingertips of everyday Solomon Islanders.

Tunisie Leasing and Factoring has raised a $7.5 million green loan arranged by Symbiotics Investments to further expand its renewable energy and energy-efficient machinery and equipment offerings.

According to the World Bank, the loan aims to finance Tunisian institutions for lending to eligible small and medium-sized enterprises.

The initiative will include the International Dialogue on the Role of Islamic Social Financing in Achieving the SDGs, which will launch critical discussions including with global leaders and Islamic institutions on the role of Islamic social financing.

The agreement is part of a regional effort by IFC, working with banks, financial institutions, credit bureaus and central banks in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu to guide them through the process of moving to comprehensive credit reporting.

Tunisia’s apex bank, Central Bank of Tunisia last Thursday, March 26, unveiled new banknotes honouring a female history maker in the country’s medical history.