British International Investment commits $150m to transition finance in Africa

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UK government-owned international development investor to provide capital and assistance to help FirstRand establish new transition finance facility

UK government-owned British International Investment (BII) is to provide $150m in climate finance to establish a new funding facility to invest in industrial decarbonisation projects across Africa, as...

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