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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.

International Finance Facility for Immunisation issues first Sukuk, raising US$ 500 million

27 Nov 2014

Funding to support immunisation of children in the poorest countries through Gavi.

IFFIm rating action by Standard and Poor's follows France downgrade

08 Nov 2013

Standard Poor’s downgrades the long-term credit rating of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) from AA+ to AA with a stable outlook. The short-term rating on IFFIm remains unchanged at A-1+.

IFFIm issues US$ 700 million in 3-year floating rate Vaccine Bonds

27 Jun 2013

The International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company (IFFIm) today announced its inaugural US dollar floating rate benchmark. The US$ 700 million, 3-year Vaccine Bonds provide investors an opportunity to fund immunisation programmes by the GAVI Alliance, helping protect millions of children in the world's poorest countries against preventabl...