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Financial Times presents 'Achievement in Transformational Finance Award' to IFFIm

17 Jun 2015

Fourth major award for IFFIm’s November 2014 sukuk transaction Board member Christopher Egerton-Warburton receives award on behalf of IFFIm. Credit: FT Live/2015. Washington, 17 June, 2015 - The International Finance Facility for Immunisation’s inaugural sukuk transaction has been honored with the “Achievement in Transformational Finance Award...

IFFIm appoints Fatimatou Zahra Diop to its Board of Directors

10 Jun 2015

Economist from Senegal brings new insights on public-private partnerships Washington DC and Geneva, 10 June 2015 - Fatimatou Zahra Diop has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Financing Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm). Diop recently retired as Secretary General of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), where ...

IFFIm awarded prize for 'Innovation in Islamic Finance 2015'

12 May 2015

Third global award given for IFFIm’s November sukuk transaction Washington 12 May, 2015 - IFFIm’s inaugural sukuk transaction has received Euromoney magazine’s first award for “Innovation in Islamic Finance.” IFFIm’s sukuk previously was named “Social Impact Deal of the Year” by Islamic Finance News and “Best Supranational Sukuk” by EMEA Finance M...

IFFIm honoured for 'Best Supranational Sukuk' for 2014

04 Mar 2015

Second such award given for IFFIm’s November sukuk transaction Washington, 3 March 2015 - IFFIm’s inaugural sukuk transaction has been named “Best Supranational Sukuk for 2014” by EMEA Finance magazine, the second award this year for the transaction. The IFFIm sukuk also was named “Social Impact Deal of the Year” by Islamic Financial News in early...

Gavi commends donor support of life-saving work through IFFIm

04 Feb 2015

Innovative finance tool will continue to provide funding for lifesaving vaccines Geneva, 4 February 2015 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance today thanked the nine sovereign donors whose continued strong support for the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) is helping lifesaving vaccines reach children in developing countries. At last ...

IFFIm’s debut Sukuk awarded ‘Social Impact Deal of the Year 2014’

13 Jan 2015

Islamic Finance News also awards IFFIm honourable mention in category of ‘Sukuk Deal of the Year’.

IFFIm rating action by Fitch follows France downgrade

17 Dec 2014

Fitch Ratings has downgrades the long-term credit rating of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) from AA+ to AA with a stable outlook.