| Standout | International Finance Corporation | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | The institution, a member of the World Bank Group, has been pivotal in facilitating the introduction of a new source of lending to emerging markets called the Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP). The initiative allows private sector investors to lend on a syndicated basis, to help increase access to debt funding for projects requiring billions of dollars of investment in some of the poorest countries in the world. |
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| Standout | Local Initiatives Support Corporation | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | The not-for-profit body developed the structure for a new asset class for US Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), successfully completing a $100m bond offering. The new method provides access to long-term financing for development projects in distressed communities with less onerous compliance obligations than some other forms of government-backed funding. |
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| Highly Commended | Avant | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Lawyers at the fintech company have played a critical role in helping it launch its range of online lending services, overcoming regulatory challenges and helping develop collaboration agreements with traditional banks. |
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| Highly Commended | International Finance Corporation | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | The institution helped to structure and launch the world’s first forest bond, which aims to pay coupons in the form of carbon credits rather than cash to bondholders. The bond supports forest conservation in Kenya. |
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