3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 24
6 min readJun 23, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (14.06.21) World Bank Group Supports Recovery and Resilience of Rwanda’s COVID-19-Affected Businesses | Mirage News
- (14.06.21) IFC Partners with Niger to Boost Access to Clean Power Through the Scaling Solar Program | IFC
- (14.06.21) IFC, Belco Partner to Develop Affordable Housing and Commercial Space in Kenya | IFC
- (14.06.21) IFC, German Ministry for Development, Partner to Strengthen Supply Chains for Smallholder Farmers in Africa | IFC
- (15.06.21) IFC inks low cost housing deal with local developer | Business Daily
- (16.06.21) Dodla Dairy raises $21.3 mn from World Bank’s IFC, others | VCCircle
- (16.06.21) Trade Liberalization Can Perpetuate Historical Disparities: World Bank | IISD
- (16.06.21) IFC and The Rockefeller Foundation partner to advance distributed renewable energy solutions in emerging markets | IFC
- (17.06.21) A New Regulation on ‘Green Bond’ Was Approved to Boost Green Finance in Mongolia | IFC
- (17.06.21) Expanding digital and financial inclusion: World Bank supports Morocco’s reforms for social and economic resilience | The World Bank
- (18.06.21) Pakistan to Invest in Water and Sanitation Services to Boost Health and Climate Resilience in Punjab Province | The World Bank
World Bank / ADB
World Bank / IMF
IFC / AfDB
ADB
- (12.06.21) KP seeks additional $145mn from Asian Development Bank for ‘Cities Improvement Project’ | Profit by Pakistan Today
- (13.06.21) ADB in discussion with Bangladesh to provide $1.6b more in assistance | The Financial Express
- (15.06.21) ADB calls for bold action on climate change at 16th Asia Clean Energy Forum | ThePrint
- (16.06.21) PODCAST: How one of Asia’s most dirty fuel-reliant areas can transition to clean energy use | Asian Development Bank Institute
- (16.06.21) ADB highlights Pakistan’s power capacity potential | Business Recorder
- (18.06.21) How ADB Ventures is leveraging innovation to help Asia meet the SDGs | Asian Development Bank
- (19.06.21) $250 mn ADB loan to support Bangladesh social resilience programme | Business Standard News
AfDB
- (14.06.21) African Development Bank launches AUD$600 million (USD$463.9 million) Kangaroo Social Bond | African Development Bank
- (16.06.21) Zambia: African Development Bank approves $1.4 million grant to improve household food security in the wake of Covid-19 | EIN Presswire
- (16.06.21) Egypt: African Development Bank approves loan of EUR83 million for Egypt’s electricity sector to spur economic recovery from Covid-19 | Africanews
- (17.06.21) AfDB injects loan of $116 million into Egypt’s electricity sector | ESI Africa
- (18.06.21) Uganda to benefit from sh524b AfDB renewable energy funding | New Vision Official
- (18.06.21) AfDB signs agreement with Cameroon to construct ring road in restive Anglophone region | CGTN Africa
AfDB / CDC / FMO / Swedfund / PROPARCO
EIB
- (15.06.21) Two EIB reports highlight solutions for development challenges and the importance of partnership with Africa | EIB
- (16.06.21) EIB discusses with Team Europe partners how to ensure equitable access to water and health in Africa | EIB
- (17.06.21) Greenpeace urges EIB to up efforts to meet climate targets| Luxembourg Times
- (17.06.21) EIB approves EUR 4.1 billion financing for renewable energy, clean transport, COVID recovery, social housing and education | EIB
EIB / EBRD / AfDB / DFC / CDC / PROPARCO / JICA / JBIC / FinDev / DEG / CDP / IFC
EBRD
- (16.06.21) Mongolian SMEs to export to EU with EBRD, EuroChamber assistance | Fibre2Fashion
- (16.06.21) How green hydrogen could power tomorrow’s industry | EBRD
AIIB
- (14.06.21) Amid Tensions With China, India Proceeding With AIIB-funded Projects | The Diplomat
- (16.06.21) The G-7 wants to mobilize new global financing as an alternative to China’s multilateral push | The Washington Post
CDC
- (14.06.21) CDC backed Globeleq breaks ground on pioneering solar and storage power project in Cuamba, Mozambique | CDC Group
- (16.06.21) CDC Group commits US $50 million to 100MW renewable power project in South Africa | CDC Group
CDC / AfDB
DFC
- (14.06.21) Top G7 development banks pledge $80 billion for African firms | Reuters
- (15.06.21) Gemcorp leads $105m debt deal for Africell | Africa Global Funds
IFU
PROPARCO
- (14.06.21) “Choose Africa on air” webcast: spotlight on entrepreneurial Africa | Proparco
- (16.06.21) Plans for Africa’s first biomass plant with grid injection revealed | Bioenergy Insight Magazine
- (14.06.21) IVORY COAST: Proparco and EAIF finance the Biovea biomass power plant (46 MW) | Afrik 21
Swedfund
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (14.06.21) 20 Minutes With: Impact Investing Pioneer Jed Emerson | Barron’s
- (15.06.21) Impact investing and the snowball effect | The Fifth Estate
- (15.06.21) Future Returns: Nuveen’s Private Market Strategy for Impact | Barron’s
Misc Technology
- (14.06.21) Rise, Created By Barclays on Alternative Markets for Climate Fintechs | The Fintech Times
- (15.06.21) Meet The Fintech Innovators Using AI To Reimagine The Financial Sector | Forbe’s
- (17.06.21) REPORT: Report: What role does technology play in driving financial inclusion in Morocco? | Oxford Business Group
- (17.06.21) Why financial inclusion needs to reach excluded cash-heavy sole traders | Finextra
- (17.06.21) Bitcoin Must Be Accepted By World Bank, According To Charter | Forbes
- (18.06.21) 3rd African Fintech Festival Showcases African Innovations to the Rest of the World | The Fintech Times
- (18.06.21) Owning the paycheck is the key to fintech success | TechCrunch
- (19.06.21) AI and the future of global trade | FinTech Magazine
Misc Gender
- (12.06.21) Global G7 goals cannot be met without bold investment in women and girls | The Independent
- (13.06.21) Crypto Will Have No Gender By DailyCoin | Investing
- (14.06.21) Women Entrepreneurship: Community, structural support crucial for growth of female entrepreneurs | The Edge Markets
- (14.06.21) Gender-lens investing: less talk and more action needed | Institutional Asset Manager
- (16.06.21) The rise of women investors in the Indian crypto market | The Economic Times
- (16.06.21) TCFDW Launches, Addresses Gender Inequity As Climate Risk | CSRWire
Misc Sustainability
- (14.06.21) More spurred by pandemic to invest in social, sustainability causes: Poll, Invest News & Top Stories | The Straits Times
- (14.06.21) Where fintech and ESG meet: How investment apps can drive impact investing | AltFi
- (14.06.21) Sustainable Investing Becoming Mainstream In Fixed Income | Financial Advisor
- (14.06.21) Global Grassroots Advocates Are Leading the Way | Sierra Club
- (15.06.21) City Climate Finance Gap Fund approves six cities for support | Energy Live News
- (15.06.21) REPORT: Country Financing Roadmap for the SDGs: Ghana | World Economic Forum
- (15.06.21) Devex Invested: Can Europe go green globally? | Devex
- (16.06.21) Bayfront project loan securitization includes sustainability tranche | The Asset
- (16.06.21) How sustainable investing and financial digitalisation can help reduce global poverty | iNews
- (16.06.21) Sustainable investing, bitcoin and health tech could offer higher returns as inflation gathers pace | South China Morning Post
- (17.06.21) Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of this | The Conversation
- (17.06.21) Future of green finance in Asia | The Hindu BusinessLine
- (18.06.21) Green Trend Adoption Is Becoming More Essential For The Financial Services Industry | Forbes
- (18.06.21) New capacity adds 1.2 GW to renewables kitty | Energy Infra Post
- (19.06.21) Visualized: The Power of a Sustainable Investment Dollar | Visual Capitalist
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