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Most guarantees are climate-agnostic and focused on commercial risk and debt instruments, with significant gaps in climate-exclusive products, equity guarantees, and coverage for political and currency risks. The study recommends increasing guarantees for low-income countries and high-emitting EMDEs, and expanding the role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in offering climate-specific instruments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000576#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The majority of identified guarantee instruments are climate-agnostic, with 87% of the total covering both climate and non-climate projects. Specialized Institutions are the most focused on climate-specific products, with approximately 63% of their offerings being climate-exclusive, whereas MDBs dedicate only one guarantee instrument exclusively to climate initiatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000576#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Guarantee products are heavily skewed toward debt investments, with 39 products covering only debt and 12 covering both debt and equity; no sampled products focused exclusively on equity. This mirrors broader climate finance trends where debt-based flows significantly exceed equity flows.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000576#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Commercial risk coverage is more widely available than political or currency risk coverage, with 42 products covering commercial risks compared to 23 for political and 19 for currency risks. 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