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Turkey's treasury and finance minister Mehmet Şimşek and IsDB president Muhammad Al Jasser at the IsDB annual general meeting in Riyadh

Turkey secures $6bn from Islamic Development Bank

Turkey has secured $6.3 billion in funding over the next two years from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group to support its economic development.  The facility will support sectors such as education, health, transport, finance, agriculture, industry, energy and infrastructure, state-run Anadolu Agency said, quoting Turkey’s treasury and finance minister Mehmet Şimşek. NewsletterGet the Best of AGBI delivered straight […]

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UAE commits $50m to development fund

The UAE has committed $50 million to the second phase of the Lives and Livelihoods Fund 2.0 (LLF 2.0), a multi-donor initiative targeting sustainable economic development in the Islamic Development Bank’s (ISDB) 57 member countries. The funding will be deployed by LLF 2.0 to support critical projects in health and infectious diseases, agriculture, and social infrastructure in low […]

The UN estimates that earthquake damage will affect more than 20% of Ankara’s agri-food exports

Turkey’s agricultural sector gets $50m boost from Opec Fund

The Opec Fund for International Development (Opec Fund) has extended a $50 million loan to Turkey to support its agricultural and food production sectors in 11 cities severely impacted by earthquakes in February 2023.  The Development and Investment Bank of Turkey (TKYB) will lend the funds to small and medium-sized enterprises to promote a more […]

Morocco's minister of energy transition Leila Benali. The country hopes to produce half of its electricity from renewables by 2030, with the remainder coming from natural gas

Nigeria and Morocco renew focus on gas pipeline project

Talks to deliver Nigerian gas to Morocco and Europe have intensified, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company said in a press release published on its website. The discussions are focused on how to accelerate the financial investment decision for the pipeline project in line with the series of memoranda of understanding signed between the two countries […]

Nearly $80 million will be used for earthquake recovery and reconstruction efforts in southeast Turkey

Turkey secures $100m for post-quake reconstruction

The Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) has secured a $100 million loan from the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group to reconstruct earthquake-affected regions. The financing from the IsDB Group will support private sector investments in 17 earthquake-affected provinces. The loan will play an important role in fostering the sustainable economic recovery of the […]

Members of the Arab Coordination Group at the Cop28 summit in Dubai Video length: 06:23

Arab alliance allocates $10bn for green energy projects

The Arab Coordination Group, an alliance of regional and international development institutions, has allocated $10 billion until 2030 to support energy transition in developing countries. The funding will drive a “comprehensive and affordable” transition to renewable energy in developing countries, the group said in a statement released during the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai. The […]

Saudi fund loans $240m for Pakistan’s hydropower dam

State-owned Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed a $240 million loan agreement to support the Mohmand dam project, a hydropower complex in north-west Pakistan. The dam will contribute to Pakistan’s energy security, increase sustainable water supply for agriculture and human consumption, and improve flood resilience, the SFD said. Co-financed by the SFD, the Organisation […]