August 2, 2016. - On July 29th The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) offered its first Green Bond ever. The Green Bonds were sold to individual investors in Japan. This is the first time a Central American issuer sells a Green Bond in Japan. The bonds were sold in South African Rand (ZAR) for the amount of ZAR 1.0 billion (equivalent to USD 72.9 million) adding another ...
Panama, December 5, 2019.- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), together with the Tortuguías Foundation, carried out the release of turtle infants at Punta Chame beach in the province of Panamá Oeste. As part of its commitment to climate change mitigation and sustainable development and within the framework of its Environmental Management System, CABEI promotes the adequate ...
San José, October 8, 2019.- The Executive President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Dr. Dante Mossi participated in the preparatory event for the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The event, which will be held at this city's National Convention Center, is considered the most important event in ...
Octuber 1, 2019.- On September 24, 2019, CABEI received a positive Second Party Opinion (SPO) on its Green Bond Framework which is aligned with the Green Bond Principles . This is the first time CABEI undergoes this type of evaluation and certification, for which the Bank appointed Sustainalytics as the SPO provider. As part of its assessment, Sustainalytics stated that “CABEI’s Framework is ...
Nueva York, September 24, 2019.- The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) presented the 2019 Green Finance Mapping Report, highlighting CABEI's contribution to combating the effects of climate change. The IDFC is a leading group of 24 national and regional development banks throughout the world. IDFC members are aligned and work together to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and ...
Tegucigalpa, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed the Central American Bank for Economic Integration’s (CABEI) international credit rating at “AA”. The rating outlook remains “stable”. According to the official statement issued by the rating agency, the affirmation of CABEI’s “AA” rating, which increased by two (2) notches in March this year (from “A +”), results from the continued consolidation ...
Tegucigalpa, July 17, 2019.- For the second consecutive year, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) participated at the Forum denominated, "Multilateral Development Banks' (MDBs) Heads of Procurement (HOP) Forum." Each representative presented updates, latest trends and international standards to be used in their procurement processes in order to strengthen their capacities ...
Tegucigalpa, June 25, 2019.- Volunteers of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), held their ninth reforestation event at mount El Picacho in partnership with the National Parks Foundation. Last Saturday thanks to the collaboration of a group of volunteers and their families with the help of technicians from the foundation, 500 trees were planted with the aim of preserving ...
South Korea, June 21, 2019.- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) signed a framework agreement for the "Initiative for Productive Investments Adapting to Climate Change (CAMBio II).” The program will have a duration of five years and availability of up to US$28.0 million; this includes a financial contribution from the GCF for up to US$15.5 ...
Guatemala City, June 12, 2019.- With the objective of analyzing solutions to drought and other climate impacts and sharing experiences in their implementation, technicians from the countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) participated in a meeting held in this city on June 12 and 13. The extreme effects of climate in developing countries lead to losses of billions of dollars per ...