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COVAX on the move

04 Apr 2022

Over the past year the Gavi COVAX AMC has been able to deliver 1.4 billion doses of life-saving jabs to 145 countries.

Guarantee Facility makes $225 million in revolving funds available to Gavi

28 Mar 2022

A novel Guarantee Facility designed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Gavi, and backed by IFFIm, has been set up, with a maximum of US$ 225 million available on a revolving basis. The new innovative financial instrument, first announced at the Gavi Vaccine Summit in 2020, leverages IFFIm’s long-term assets to improve the efficiency and flex...

IFFIm earns an 'A+'

23 Mar 2022

IFFIm scored an A+ in the latest review from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), released in February 2022. The UK, IFFIm’s founding and largest donor, evaluates IFFIm annually, and has consistently given IFFIm an A/A+ rating as an efficient, effective and equitable financial instrument. Since 2006, the UK ha...

Ken Lay speaks at Wilton Park event on land mine clearance

10 Mar 2022

Speaking about how the IFFIm frontloading model can apply to other humanitarian causes, IFFIm Board Chair Ken Lay appeared at a conference about financing partnerships for land mine clearance on 8 March.

Channeling private sector participation to optimise results: Q&A with Ingrid van Wees

17 Dec 2021

Ingrid van Wees joined the IFFIm board on 1 October 2021. Until December 2021 she was Vice President for Finance and Risk Management of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), based in Manila, the Philippines.

Lessons on COVID-19 from Africa: Q&A with Hassatou N’Sele

17 Dec 2021

Hassatou N’Sele joined IFFIm’s Board of Directors on 1 July 2021. As the Treasurer of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, she leads the expansion of the AfDB capital markets activities across the globe. Ms N’Sele is a Senegalese citizen. Tell us about your life. What experiences and people shaped you as a per...

The Wild Side of Innovative Finance: Q&A with Monique Barbut

17 Dec 2021

Monique Barbut joined IFFIm’s Board of Directors in July 2021. Currently the President of the World Wildlife Fund France, Ms Barbut has spent her extensive career in public service, playing a key role in environmental and financial global negotiations at the U.N.