3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 22
5 min readJun 8, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (31.05.21) REPORT: Pancakes to Pyramids : City Form to Promote Sustainable Growth (English) | The World Bank
- (31.05.21) $980-M World Bank loans coming in June | Inquirer Business
- (31.05.21) World Bank approves US$65 million for Guinea’s mining industry | Mining Review Africa
- (01.06.21) New World Bank Report Covering 10,000 Cities Shows Shape of Urban Growth Underpins Livability and Sustainable Growth | The World Bank
- (01.06.21) New World Bank Support to Protect 120,000 People Against Flood Risks in Peri-Urban Areas of the Senegal Capital-City | The World Bank
- (02.06.21) Uganda Secures $200 million to Accelerate Digital Transformation and Inclusiveness | The World Bank
- (03.06.21) IFC Launches New Program to Help Start-Ups Expand Across the Maghreb, Create Jobs | IFC
- (03.06.21) New Green Banking Academy launched in Europe and Central Asia | Energy Live News
- (03.06.21) Malawi World Bank Approves $100 Million to Improve Skills Development Programs | The World Bank
- (03.06.21) Zanzibar: New World Bank Financing to Increase Access to Electricity | The World Bank
- (03.06.21) An All-Women Cooperative in Malawi Sprouts Up through the Agriculture Commercialization Project | The World Bank
- (04.06.21) World Bank Approves $500 Million Program to Strengthen Performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in India | The World Bank
- (05.06.21) World Bank pauses Mali payments after coup as leader warns against sanctions | Reuters
IFC / EIB / PROPARCO
ADB
- (01.06.21) ADB Ventures and Plug and Play to boost sustainable ASEAN startups | Investible Universe
- (03.06.21) ADB Sells $5.5 Billion Dual Tranche 3- and 7-Year Global Benchmark Bonds | Asian Development Bank
- (03.06.21) ADB, India Sign Agreement to Support Road Upgrade in Sikkim | Asian Development Bank
- (04.06.21) ADB backs more subsidies to avert long-term damage to PHL labor market | BusinessWorld
- (04.06.21) VIDEO: Planting Mangroves to Fight Poverty and Climate Change in Pakistan’s Indus Delta | Asian Development Bank
AfDB
- (28.05.21) African Development Bank Group Signs $140M Loan in Tanzania to Increase Power Generation | Fintech & Finance
- (31.06.21) Rwanda: African Development Bank extends $84 million in financing to boost electricity access | African Development Bank
- (02.06.21) Tunisia, AfDB Ink Two Grant Agreements Worth 1,867 MD | allAfrica
- (04.06.21) Morocco: AfDB stresses importance of social and environmental | Funds for NGOs
- (04.06.21) Ghana: African Development Bank Group supports risk-based supervision for capital markets | Ecofin Agency
- (04.06.21) Mozambique: African Development Bank financial package for local content and SME development to boost job creation | African Development Bank
- (06.06.21) AFDB Funded $400,000 Project To Strengthen Ghana’s Capital Markets | Tech In Africa
EIB
- (02.06.21) Morocco: EIB and CIH BANK join forces to strengthen support for businesses | EIB
- (03.06.21) EIB supports Moroccan SMEs hit by Covid-19 with €60 Mln funding | The North Africa Post
- (03.06.21) Tunisia: EIB Pledges Continued Support for Tunisia | allAfrica.com
EBRD
- (02.06.21) Egypt, EBRD discuss executive position of joint transportation projects | Daily News Egypt
- (02.06.21) EBRD and GCF to boost climate action with new US$ 1 billion programme | EBRD
- (04.06.21) EBRD and NBE support small businesses in Egypt | EBRD
- (04.06.21) Protecting fragile marine ecosystems | EBRD
AIIB
CDC
- (02.06.21) PODCAST: We have a new podcast episode: Harnessing climate finance for sustainable development | CDC Group
- (03.06.21) Congo agrees $100 mln solar-hybrid power deal for three cities | Reuters
- (03.06.21) Gridworks / AEE Power / Eranove consortium signs concession agreements with Democratic Republic of Congo government on $100m solar-hybrid power project | CDC Group
- (04.06.21) UPDATE 1-S.Africa’s MTN will bid in second Ethiopia telecoms licence round | Reuters
- (04.06.21) Harnessing climate finance for sustainable development | CDC Group
DFC
- (02.06.21) Green Groups Sue US Development Bank Financing Climate-Damaging Projects Overseas | Common Dreams News
- (03.06.21) Environmental groups sue US DFC over open meetings exemption | Devex
FMO
- (03.06.21) Greenyellow secures €21m financing for 30 MW solar park in Burkina Faso | pv magazine International
- (01.06.21) FMO takes important step in its Climate Action (SDG13) commitment | FMO
Finnfund
Norfund
- (04.06.21) Amartha bags $7.5m from Norwegian investment fund | Tech Asia
- (04.06.21) Microfinance and digital financial services to rural economies in Indonesia — Norfund
PROPARCO
- (31.06.21) Proparco subscribes to a social and green bond issued by Symbiotics | Proparco
- (01.06.21) The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) joins the Finance in Common Initiative | Proparco
- (01.06.21) Scaling Solar: Two PV Plants Bring Clean Energy to More Than 500,000 in Senegal | Proparco
- (04.06.21) Proparco supports the development of Global Tea in Kenya and Malawi | Proparco
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (31.05.21) Releaf, OnePipe partnership deepens financial inclusion, improves productivity for South-South farmers | Africanews
- (01.06.21) Financial inclusion in Africa requires more doing, less talking | ITWeb
- (01.06.21) Singapore-based Impact Investor Heritas Capital holds USD60m first close of Heritas Growth Fund III | Private Equity Wire
- (01.06.21) Why auditors are the knights of the impact investing round table | Pioneers Post
- (01.06.21) Devex Invested: Can blended finance save small health care enterprises? | Devex
- (01.06.21) Financial inclusion in Africa requires more doing and less talking | TechCentral
- (02.06.21) Sustainable and impact investing — your time is now | Cambridge Independent
- (03.06.21) HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund — MBA | Harvard Business School
- (04.06.21) Nigeria Misses Goal on Broadening Access to Financial Services | BNN Bloomberg
- (04.06.21) Katia Coudray: «Banks Have No Impact» | Finews
- (06.06.21) SIDBI invites bids from consultants to help set up ₹20,000 cr NaBFID | Mint
Misc Technology
- (31.05.21) New Rise Insights Report Released on Climate Fintech and the Growing Green Tech Market | The Fintech Times
- (31.05.21) Amsterdam Fintech Week to Explore How to Make Financial Services More Accessible | The Fintech Times
- (31.05.21) Oasis Capital invests $1 million in appsNmobile Solutions | MyJoyOnline.com
- (31.05.21) Indonesia eyes greater financial inclusion with gold-based blockchain system | S&P Global Market Intelligence
- (01.06.21) Financial inclusion in Africa requires more doing and less talking | TechCentral
- (02.06.21) How Localization Can Help Solve Fintech’s Trust Issue | Forbes
- (05.06.21) Singapore fintech chief has vision of Asian Silicon Valley, Banking & Finance — The Business Times
Misc Gender
Misc Sustainability
- (02.06.21) J.P. Morgan AM Boosts Sustainable Investing in APAC | Finews
- (03.06.21) New EU sustainable finance rules: ‘blunt instrument not silver bullet’ | China Dialogue
- (04.06.21) RPT-COLUMN-Rich epiphany or virtue rewarded? :Mike Dolan | Reuters
- (04.06.21) Rating the ESG raters: Why Sustainable Investing Needs More Independent Verifiers | Track Insight
- (06.06.21) Asia’s booming ESG funds will take off if China improves disclosure standards, say asset managers | South China Morning Post
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- (29.05.21) China’s Ethiopian ambitions suffer setback with telecoms decision | South China Morning Post
- (01.06.21) Is sustainable investment the golden ticket it really seems? | The Oxford Student
- (02.06.21) DRC : AfDB wants Inga III mega-dam project put out to tender | Africa Intelligence
- (03.06.21) Indonesian P2P lender Amartha raises $7.5m from Norway wealth fund | Deal Street Asia
- (03.06.21) Transcript: How Dan Ariely Applies Behavioral Economics to Investing | Bloomberg
- (05.06.21) Sustainable investing boom and net zero pledges drive ESG talent war | Financial Times
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