AIIB lends Türk Eximbank $300M for green projects and quake recovery
What's the deal? The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has issued a $300 million debt package to Türkiye İhracat Kredi Bankası (Türk Eximbank)Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the country's export credit agency. The facility splits into two streams: $100 million for private-sector green infrastructure and $200 million in working capital and recovery support for businesses.
Where the money goes: The green tranche targets renewable power, energy storage, efficiency upgrades, and climate adaptation. The $200 million liquidity tranche focuses on small and medium-sized businesses, with a ring-fenced portion for firms in the 11 provinces hit by the 2023 earthquakes.
Why now? The loan sits under AIIB's Energy, Food Security and Economic Resilience Facility and aims to speed compliance with the European Union's carbon border adjustment rules while cutting reliance on imported fossil fuels.
The bigger picture: The deal follows AIIB's 2024 guarantee that helped Türk Eximbank mobilise nearly $300 million in private green lending, and a $200 million climate facility for development bank TSKBDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → in 2025. It also lands alongside AIIB's $1.6 billion climate-policy package for Türkiye.
The signal: AIIB is increasingly channelling climate finance through local lenders, pairing long-term transition funding with near-term liquidity for exporters and SMEs. The combination — not a standalone raise — is what makes the package notable.
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