3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 25
6 min readJun 29, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (20.06.21) IFC launches programme to support private healthcare providers in Egypt — Daily News Egypt
- (21.06.21) Scaled Up Support for Solar Energy Production and Rural Electrification in Burkina Faso | The World Bank
- (22.06.21) World Bank Group Increases Support for Climate Action in Developing Countries | IFC
- (22.06.21) World Bank boosts climate funding, but activists fret over gas deals | Devex
- (22.06.21) IFC, Netherlands launch $17.5 mln facility to support refugees in MENA | Ahram Online
- (22.06.21) INFOGRAPHICS: World Bank Group Climate Change Action Plan (2021–2025) | The World Bank
- (23.06.21) IFC to support East African Bank with trade finance guarantee | ThePaypers
- (23.06.21) World Bank Helps Bhutan Alleviate Impacts of COVID 19 and Achieve Economic Resilience and Environment Sustainability | The World Bank
- (24.06.21) IFC to support Morocco’s major development, investment reforms | The North Africa Post
- (24.06.21) PHILIPPINES: World Bank Approves Program for Achieving a Resilient Financial Sector to Accelerate Economic Recovery | The World Bank
- (24.06.21) World Bank Helps Improve Higher Education in Afghanistan and Bangladesh | The World Bank
- (24.06.21) VIDEO: Bangladesh: Improving Productivity and Technology Adaption Key to a Globally Competitive Manufacturing Sector | The World Bank
- (24.06.21) New $200 Million World Bank Project to Support COVID-19 Relief, Build Resilience Against Future Economic Shocks in Cambodia | The World Bank
- (25.06.21) RECORDING: Listing State-Owned Enterprises in Emerging and Developing Economies | The World Bank
- (25.06.21) VIDEO: Promoting Financial Inclusion through Innovations in Malaysia’s Remittance Market | The World Bank
- (25.06.21) Leveraging Malawi’s Existing Digital Infrastructure to Boost Economic Growth | The World Bank
- (26.06.21) Lagos partners IFC on eco-friendly buildings in the state | Nairametrics
- (27.06.21) Government of Nepal and World Bank Sign $150 Million Agreement to Support Nepal’s Resilient Recovery | The World Bank
World Bank / ADB / AIIB
ADB
- (21.06.21) ADB draft energy policy can leave door open for over US$3 billion worth of gas projects | Eco-Business
- (23.06.21) ADB approves US$484 million loan for road upgrades in Tamil Nadu | The Asset
- (25.06.21) VIDEO: Economist Tian Discusses ADB’s Latest Asia Bond Monitor | Bloomberg
- (25.06.21) Emerging East Asia Bond Yields Diverge As COVID-19 Uncertainty Continues | Asian Development Bank
- (25.06.21) Which financing sources matter for private investment in renewable energy in Asia? | Asia Pathways ADBI
AfDB
- (21.06.21) Cameroon signs a XAF106 bln loan agreement with the AfDB for the construction of the Ring Road | Business in Cameroon
- (22.06.21) Africa Climate Change Fund launches third call for gender equality and climate resilience projects | African Development Bank
- (24.06.21) AfDB to support AfCFTA with $208 billion worth of projects | CGTN Africa
- (24.06.21) AFRICA: AfDB to Train on Accessing Renewable Energy Funds | Afrik 21
- (24.06.21) Mozambique: African Development Bank and Italian Technical Cooperation Fund extend €990,000 grant to boost agricultural value chains | African Development Bank
- (24.06.21) African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings — Building resilient economies in post-Covid-19 Africa: African women crucial to the journey to recovery | African Development Bank
- (25.06.21) Opportunities and challenges for Africa in tackling climate … | MENAFN.COM
AfDB / CDC / CDP / FMO / SwedFund / PROPARCO
EIB
- (21.06.21) EIB approves EU 80m in funding for geothermal in East Africa | Thing Geoenergy
- (24.06.21) Egypt, EIB discuss areas of joint cooperation, future projects | Daily News Egypt
- (25.06.21) MOROCCO: Onee obtains €37.5 million from the EIB for drinking water | Afrik 21
EBRD
AIIB
- (22.06.21) ‘India-China conflict AIIB’s biggest test’ | Times of India
- (23.06.21) Guest Article: Connecting Sustainable Infrastructure Policy with on the Ground Finance | IISD
- (26.06.21) July-May period: $12.135bn foreign loans incurred against budgeted $12.233bn | Business Recorder
BIO
CDC
- (24.06.21) PODCAST: We have a new Insight podcast episode: Shaping Africa’s Growth | CDC Group
- (23.06.21) REPORT: Independent Commission for Aid Impact approves CDC’s approach to development impact and learning | CDC Group
CDC / Nordfund
DFC
DFC / World Bank / IMF
FMO
Swedfund
UN
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (20.06.21) Impact Investing: The truly sustainable investment | More than Digital
- (20.06.21) What does it take for DFIs to succeed? | The Hindu BusinessLine
- (21.06.21) Making a difference: The role of impact investing in giving back | Wealth Adviser
- (21.06.21) Widening knowledge gap thwarting take-up of impact investing funds | Investment Week
- (22.06.21) ‘Infra financing need huge, there’s space for many DFIs’ | Mint
- (23.06.21) Financial Inclusion Starts Making Biz Sense For Some Banks No More Moral Obligation | BW Businessworld
- (23.06.21) How India’s Financial Inclusion Infrastructure Failed During the Pandemic | The Wire
- (24.06.21) 12 UK Universities Launch Fund To Move Center Of Impact Capital Away From London | Forbes
- (24.06.21) Impact investing is increasingly a buzzword in the City as millennial investors take over | CityAM
- (24.06.21) REPORT: Innovative finance for mine action: Improving the effectiveness of mine action through innovative finance | ReliefWeb
- (24.06.21) The difference between ESG, SRI, and Impact Investing | Women of Influence
- (27.06.21) Sustainable finance presents Bangladesh with verdant possibilities | The Daily Star
Misc Technology
- (21.06.21) ‘Flight to quality’ as private insurtechs draw big investments | S&P Global Market Intelligence
- (21.06.21) How Bitcoin Improves Financial Access And Inclusion | Nasdaq
- (22.06.21) Egypt eyes surge in fintech investment after new laws | Reuters
- (25.06.21) Findexable: COVID-19 hasn’t slowed down fintech investment | FinTech Magazine
- (25.06.21) Seedstars Africa Ventures secures commitment from French PE firm | Disrupt Africa
- (26.06.21) Growing Trust is Key for Fintech to Succeed in Nigeria | The Fintech Times
- (25.06.21) Treating Bitcoin as money poses risks for banks: Fitch | Investment Executive
Misc Gender
Misc Sustainability
- (-.06.21) WEBINAR RECORDING : Sustainable Festival highlights: Where now for impact investing? | Investment Week
- (-.06.21) WEBINAR RECORDING: Sustainable Festival: Boring Money’s James Adams warns advisers are underestimating client interest in ESG | Investment Week
- (20.06.21) India’s Acme Sells Stake In 250-Megawatt Solar Power Project To Foreign Investors | CleanTechnica
- (21.06.21) NHPC to build non-billable 4.5MW hydropower plant exclusively for surrounding communities in the framework of the Nachtigal Hydropower project | Business in Cameroon
- (22.06.21) Sustainable Investment: A Bubble Or A Sea-Change? | Forbes
- (23.06.21) 3 hurdles to sustainable investing — and how to overcome them | MIT Sloan
- (24.06.21) Gulf Fund Courted as Africa Runs $170 Billion Infrastructure Gap | Bloomberg
- (25.06.21) Mindset Matters: How ESG And Impact Investing Can Redefine Disability, Social Inequity And Be The Lynchpin To A World Of Innovation | Forbes
- (26.06.21) Climate And Investing: Time Is Running Out For Action | Bloomberg Quint
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- (21.06.21) How a Fintech Startup Got Fast-Tracked to a Banking License in India | Bloomberg
- (21.06.21) First Climate Change, Now AI: Big Investors Put Pressure on Facial Recognition | Bloomberg
- (24.06.21) Environmental Investing Frenzy Stretches Meaning of ‘Green’ | Wall Street Journal
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