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IFFIm returns to market with US$ 500 million 3-year bond

25 Oct 2022

The International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company (IFFIm) today priced a US$ 500 million, 3-year fixed rate bond to provide Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, with immediately available funding to support routine immunisation in lower-income countries, reaching nearly half the world’s children.

IFFIm returns to UK market with £250 million bond supporting Gavi immunisation programmes

19 Jul 2022

IFFIm today priced a £250 million 3-year, fixed-rate bond that will provide immediately available funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

IFFIm increases its most recent bond by US$ 250 million to total US$ 1 billion

18 Nov 2021

IFFIm today increased by US$ 250 million the 1% 5-year vaccine bond it issued in April 2021. The additional proceeds will provide Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, immediately available funding to support routine immunisation in lower-income countries.  

Monique Barbut, Hassatou N’Sele and Ingrid van Wees to join IFFIm Board of Directors

01 Jul 2021

New board members bring diverse backgrounds in global development and finance London, 1 July 2021 – IFFIm, the International Finance Facility for Immunisation, has appointed three new global development and finance executives to its Board of Directors.  Monique Barbut, President of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) France, Hassatou Diop N’Sele, Trea...

IFFIm Returns to Market with US$ 750 Million 5-year Oversubscribed Vaccine Bonds

14 Apr 2021

IFFIm today priced US$ 750 million, 5-year fixed rate Vaccine Bonds that will provide Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance with immediately available funding to support routine immunisation in lower-income countries. The issuance, which is IFFIm’s second largest ever, will also accelerate the availability of critical funding for the Gavi COVAX Advance Market...

Italy reaffirms support of Gavi and CEPI with €5 million grant to IFFIm

26 Jan 2021

Italy’s new grant will provide immediate funding for CEPI’s COVID-19 vaccine research and development programme.

IFFIm Appoints Kenneth Lay as Chair of its Board of Directors

29 Oct 2020

Lay succeeds Cyrus Ardalan, who introduced CEPI programme and led successful replenishment raising over US$ 926 million.