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IFFIm Vaccine Bond issuance named 2019 "Deal of the Year" by mtn-i

06 Feb 2020

London, 6 February 2020 - IFFIm, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) and the Toronto-Dominion Bank have been awarded SRI “Deal of the Year” by news, data and analytics publisher mtn-i for a July 2019 Vaccine Bond issuance that raised funding to research and develop new vaccines. The award was given in the SRI: Green/Social category for IFFIm’...

The Edge of Innovative Finance

29 Oct 2019

A conversation with Christopher Egerton-Warburton Christopher Egerton-Warburton, or Edge, as he’s known throughout the financial world, was in the room where it happened, when IFFIm began in 2006. Edge is the Co-Founder and Partner of Lion's Head Global Partners LLP and served for six years on the IFFIm Board of Directors. He is an expert in the s...

How Japanese investors primed a global market for vaccine bonds

29 Aug 2019

From an acclaimed debut Uridashi to the latest investment by Dai-ichi Life, Japanese investors set a trend for socially responsible investing Leaders from the global health community are convening this week at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), where Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is unveiling its Investment Opp...

World Immunization Week highlights IFFIm's game-changing innovations

26 Apr 2019

Since 2006, IFFIm has contributed US$ 2.6 billion to Gavi’s immunisation programmes and had a catalytic effect on increasing uptake of underused vaccines in the poorest countries. Making sure that vaccines reach as many children as possible around the world requires a healthy dose of innovation. During World Immunization Week 2019, IFFIm and Gavi ...

Financing global development

22 Feb 2018

IFFIm Board Chair Cyrus Ardalan reflects on IFFIm’s pioneering role in the growth of socially responsible investing.

Global Finance magazine recognises IFFIm sukuk

12 Oct 2015

Fifth award for the sukuk since November 2014 issuance IFFIm Chair René Karsenti and World Bank treasurer Arunma Oteh accept award from Global Finance founder and editor Joseph Giarraputo. Credit: Global Finance/2015. Washington, 12 October, 2015 - IFFIm’s inaugural sukuk has been named “Islamic Finance Deal of the Year” by Global Finan...

Addis Action Agenda highlights role of IFFIm model

16 Jul 2015

Ethiopia Conference billed as critical building block in identifying new Sustainable Development Goals calls for wider application of IFFIm funding mechanism Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 July 2015 – The Financing for Development Conference has called for development organisations to explore the potential for applying Gavi’s International Finance Faci...