3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 03
6 min readFeb 2, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (15.01.21) (VIDEO) IFC Latin America and the Caribbean on LinkedIn: #Panama #Guatemala #CostaRica | IFC Latin America and the Caribbean, LinkedIn
- (18.01.21) IFC to Ramp up, Spur Development Investment in Emerging Markets | Deal Street Asia
- (18.01.21) IFC and Microsoft partner to foster female entrepreneurship and opportunities for forcibly displaced populations in Brazil | IFC
- (19.01.21) IFC says green recovery could drive $2.5tn renewables market this decade | pv magazine International
- (21.01.21) World Bank Supports First COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Lebanon | WB
- (21.01.21) World Bank predicts 2021 African and Middle East recovery | African Law & Business
- (22.01.21) In Yemen, Solar Power Has Become a Lifeline | IFC
ADB
- (18.01.21) Fintech can drive a strong post-COVID-19 recovery in Asia | ADB
- (18.01.21) A newly completed bus rapid transit system is transforming lives of people in Peshawar, Pakistan | ADB
- (19.01.21) ADB, Tata Capital Sign Deal to Support Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in India | ADB
- (19.01.21) Promote Skills Development in Indonesia to Enable Transition to Industry 4.0 — ADB Study | ADB
- (19.01.21) ADB Study Outlines Transformational Impact of Industry 4.0 on Skills and Jobs in the Philippines | ADB
- (20.01.21) Industry 4.0 Could Have Transformational Impact on Skills and Jobs in Cambodia — ADB Study | ADB
- (20.01.21) Skills Development Vital to Enabling Transition to Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia — ADB Study | ADB
- (20.01.21) Viet Nam to Deepen Skills Development for Transition to Industry 4.0 — ADB
- (20.01.21) VIDEO Leveraging SME Finance through Value Chains in CAREC Landlocked Countries | ADB
AfDB
- (07.01.21) African Development Bank, African Export-Import Bank & FCI work together to launch a major Grant to support the Capacity Building of Emerging Factoring Firms in Africa | African Export-Import Bank
- (18.01.21) Mauritius and Morocco join African Development Bank (AfDB/AFMISM) Bloomberg® bond index |AfDB
- (20.01.21) African Development Bank, European Investment Bank sign Joint Partnership Action Plan to fast-track development in Africa | AfDB
- (21.01.21) AfDB and EIB to boost public and private sector investment in Africa | Africa Global Funds
- (21.01.21) U.K Africa Investment Summit: Renewable energy critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, Panel says | AfDB
EIB
- (20.01.21) (PUBLICATION) The EIB Group Operational Plan 2021 | EIB
- (20.01.21) African Development Bank, EIB sign Joint Partnership Action Plan to fast-track development in Africa |EIB
- (20.01.21) EIB Press Conference on Annual Results — EIB Group increases financing to €77 billion in 2020, combating the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis | EIB
- (21.01.21) EIB Investment Report 2020/2021: European Union is leading the way in green technology investment | EIB
EBRD
- (18.01.21) Development banks mobilise US$ 175 billion of private finance in 2019 | EBRD
- (21.01.21) EBRD, EU, GCF and South Korea support green farming in Tajikistan | EBRD
- (21.01.21) EBRD and UK support Jordan’s wastewater treatment | EBRD
AIIB
BIO
CDC
- (18.01.21) CDC and TDB sign $100 million short-term finance facility | CDC
- (19.01.21) Directed Lending: How DFIs target underbanked customer segments | LinkedIN
- (20.01.21) UK Foreign Secretary visits CDC investee in Kenya | CDC
- (21.01.21) CDC again targets over US$1bn annual investment in African businesses | CDC
DFC
- (13.01.1) DFC Announces $1 Billion W-GDP 2X Asia Initiative | DFC
- (14.01.21) DFC and Ecuador Sign Framework Agreement to Support Development, Private Sector Investment | DFC
FinDEV
Proparco
- (22.01.21) New Partnership between AFD Group and Société Générale to support MSMES in Africa Affected by the Crisis | Proparco
- (20.01.21) Nigeria: PROPARCO has Allocated a Guarantee to UBA to support SMES | Proparco
- (19.01.21) PROPARCO and ACBA Bank Cooperate to Support SMEs and the Agricultural Sector in Armenia
Swedfund
UN
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (18.12.20) Putting the green in greenback? ESG investors target corporate accounts | Reuters
- (19.01.21) Global Risks Report 2021 | World Economic Forum
- (19.01.21) Directed Lending: How DFIs target underbanked customer segments | LinkedIN
- (19.01.21) How Hong Kong fits into China’s dual circulation plan and innovation-driven vision of development | SCMP
- (19.01.21) The case for waste and water investing | Investor Daily
- (19.01.21) Maybank Launches First Global Sustainable Technology Fund | Business Today
- (19.01.21) Centre likely to set up DFIs to meet infra funding needs | “Hindustan Times”
- (19.01.21) Wanted: More Female Investors | Investopedia
- (20.02.21) Women in PE to Know: Gillian Francis and Angela Zenon | McGuireWoods LLP — JDSupra
- (20.01.21) New approach to credit scoring accelerates financial inclusion | World Economic Forum
- (21.01.21) The rise of the social intrapreneur: 5 ways to foster corporate purpose post-COVID-19 | World Economic Forum
- (21.01.21) The changing face of impact investing: Greater awareness of social issues and the road to a defined ESG strategy | Investment Week
- (21.01.21) What Is ESG Investing? | Forbes
- (22.01.21) Private Equity Has Used the Same Recipe for Returns for Decades. That’s About to Change | Institutional Investor
- (22.01.21) Has Covid-19 changed the conversation around sustainable investing? | CityA.M.
- (22.01.21) Biden names acting heads of development agencies | Devex
- (22.01.21) The UK sounds less bullish on Africa investment after Brexit | Quartz Africa
Misc Technology
- (18.01.21) Fintech Acquisitions May Affect Competition Among ASEAN Banks | Fitch Ratings
- (19.01.21) Asia Invests in Biotechnology Innovations to Boost Food Safety, Sustainability | AFP
- (19.01.21) Bill Gates-Led Fund Raises Another $1 Billion to Invest in Clean Tech | Bloomberg
- (20.01.21) Robots, Artificial, Intelligence, and Immigration | FUTURE IMPERFECT
- (22.01.21) South African startup raises $17m to use drones and satellites to provide farmers with crop data | TechCabal
Misc Sustainability
- (20.01.21) Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways | Greenbiz
- Sustainability standards survey | Impact Management Project
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- (17.01.21) Social-Media Algorithms Rule How We See the World. Good Luck Trying to Stop Them | WSJ
- (18.01. 21) Sustainable ETF assets jump but most funds fall short on UN goals | Financial Times
- (19.01.21) Companies Brace Themselves for New ESG Regulations Under Biden | WSJ
- (19.01.21) Fintechs and payment innovation can lead financial inclusion, and the recovery | PaymentsSource
- (19.01.21) EBRD and AIIB line up dollar benchmarks | GlobalCapital
- (21.01.21) China Tightens Grip on Fintech After Jack Ma’s Ant Crackdown | Bloomberg
- (22.01.21) Spotlight on emerging markets a boon for SA’s private equity to build another Rain or SweepSouth | fin24
Upcoming Webinar & Investing Lab
- Tues Jan 26, 2021: ESG in the tech space: insights from IFC’s experts | Meetup
- “The discussion will focus on how to implement ESG practices in the tech space, highlighting the importance of effectively assessing and addressing ESG risks for tech companies and early-stage startups, as well as the impact of those issues on female entrepreneurship.”
- Wed Jan 27, 2021: Human Rights And Impact Assessment (AIAI):
- “This free 60-minute webinar on human rights and impact assessment is targeted at practitioners involved in the impact assessment of private sector projects, including companies, financial institutions, and internal and external impact assessment practitioners who carry out impact assessments.”
- Wed 27 Jan, 2021: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit with Alex Edmans, by The Edinburgh Napier Business School
- “A public talk hosted by Bob Keiller with Edinburgh Napier Business School & Impact Investment Symposium”
- Thurs 28, 2021: IFC Education Webinar Series: Digital Transformation in Global Higher Education (IFC)
- “[…]IFC, in partnership with Deloitte Consulting, has developed the Digital For Tertiary Education Program — or D4TEP — and is piloting it with four universities.
- To discuss the program and the broader issue, IFC’s Education team invites you to a webinar bringing together two universities participating in the pilots, a representative of the online program management sector, and our D4TEP partner, Deloitte Consulting.”
- February 2021: Financial Feminism Investing Lab
- “This project is in partnership with The51 and the University of Calgary. It is part of the Canadian Women’s Foundation Investment Readiness Program funded by the Government of Canada’s Social Innovation/Social Finance Strategy.”
Call for Essays for Conference
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