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Better finance, better grid

RMB and the Development Bank of SA recently hosted an event that brought together high level public and private sector players to discuss investment in South Africa’s transmission grid.

COP29 - The finance COP

As we approach the critical juncture of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, scheduled for November 11-22 this year, the global community finds itself at a crossroads.

The role of carbon credits

The role of carbon credits in Africa’s transition to clean cooking

Unlocking opportunity: how India can harness the Africa corridor to grow merchandise exports  

At GTR Africa 2025, a diverse panel of experts – including representatives from the Reserve Bank of India’s research wing, MSME chambers and leading financial institutions – explored the question of how India can double its export trade to reach the government’s target of $2 trillion by 2030.

Structured investments

Tailored financial instruments designed to deliver a high rate of return with managed risk.

Sustainability talks

Sustainability Talks is RMB’s thought provoking series that explores the realities, opportunities, and complexities of sustainability in practice.

Adaptation finance

Episode 5

Our Sustainability Talks series explored transition finance, carbon markets, social finance, and the innovation shaping sustainable finance today. This final episode turns to adaptation – the part of the climate conversation focused on managing impacts that are already being felt. In Africa climate losses are rising, infrastructure is under increasing pressure, and balance sheets are increasingly exposed to physical climate risk.

Carbon Finance

Episode 4

Carbon Finance sit at one of the most contested intersections in sustainable finance. On the one hand, they offer the potential to mobilise significant capital toward emissions reduction and nature-based solutions, particularly in emerging markets such as Africa. On the other hand, carbon markets are frequently linked to greenwashing, raising doubts about whether carbon finance truly drives decarbonisation or merely postpones it.

Social Impact

Episode 3

Michael Avery is joined by Nikki Griffiths from RMB’s Sustainable Finance team and Cobus Truter, CEO of Indlu Living, to explore social finance.

Transition Finance

Episode 2

This episode examines how transition finance can enable credible pathways to reduce carbon intensity over time, without becoming a new form of greenwashing. Michael Avery is joined by Tshepo Ntsane from RMB’s Sustainable Finance team and Ndaba Mpofu from British International Investment to unpack how transition finance works in practice.