3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 27
6 min readJul 13, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (05.07.21) Lagos adopts IFC-EDGE’s green building initiative | The Guardian Nigeria News
- (05.07.21) World Bank’s International Finance Corporation to invest in HDFC | VCCircle
- (05.07.21) IFC, Egypt join forces to boost work opportunities for women | Daily News Egypt
- (06.07.21) Building a Safety-Net in Times of Crisis in Democratic Republic of the Congo | The World Bank
- (06.07.21) VIDEO: Empowering Girls and Women in Côte d’Ivoire and Across the Sahel | The World Bank
- (07.07.21) IFC’s TechEmerge and Kobo360 to Pilot Game-Changing Sustainable Cooling Innovations in Nigeria | IFC
- (07.07.21) World Bank: How we’re helping Mindanao respond to COVID-19 | World Economic Forum
- (07.07.21) Transforming Kenya’s Transport Sector through Digital Integration | The World Bank
- (07.07.21) VIDEO: Empowering Rural Women in Zambia to Move out of Poverty | The World Bank
- (08.07.21) World Bank Approves $100 Million Additional Financing to Strengthen Nepal’s School and Health Sectors | The World Bank
- (08.07.21) IFC Helps Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank Expand Lending to Smaller Businesses, Boost Climate Finance in Vietnam | IFC
- (08.07.21) World Bank Launches 2022 Funding Year with New 7 Year GBP Benchmark | The World Bank
- (09.07.21) VIDEO: India’s Solar Learning Curve Inspires Action Across the World | The World Bank
- (09.07.21) Vietnamese bank secures IFC loan for SMEs and climate projects | The Asset
IFC / DEG
World Bank / IMF
ADB
- (06.07.21) ADB Partnership with Thailand to Focus on Private Sector-Led Growth and Knowledge Solutions | Asian Development Bank
- (08.07.21) ADB Commits to Full Alignment with Paris Agreement | Asian Development Bank
- (08.07.21) ADB: SDG accelerator bonds to help plug Covid funding gaps | Eco-Business
- (08.07.21) VIDEO: From 100 Billion to Zero: Counting Down the Key Figures in the Fight against Climate Change | Asian Development Bank
AfDB
- (06.07.21) The Green Climate Fund approves $170.9m in co-financing for African Development Bank’s LEAF program | African Development Bank
- (07.07.21) Korea Eximbank to co-finance energy projects in Africa | The Asset
- (07.07.21) Nigeria: African Development Bank bolsters women-empowered businesses with $50 million loan to FCMB bank | Africanews
- (08.07.21) African Development Bank to support creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d’Ivoire — President Adesina | Africanews
- (08.07.21) Africa looks to polish its credentials in the value chain | Financial Times
- (08.07.21) African Development Bank Scoping Study Identifies Opportunities for Private Sector Participation in Africa’s Climate Agenda | allAfrica.com
- (08.07.21) AFDB unveils its strategy for economic governance in Africa | Ventures Africa
- (08.07.21) African Development Fund extends $83.6 million in grants to boost Ethiopia-Djibouti electricity trade | African Development Bank
- (09.07.21) African Development Bank Group’s $6 million grant kicks off Desert-to-Power West Africa Regional Energy Program | African Development Bank
- (09.07.21) Sudan: African Development Fund $8.56 million grant to boost resilience to climate shocks boosts, disaster risk management | African Development Bank
EBRD
- (08.07.21) EBRD supports youth entrepreneurship and skills development in Egypt | EBRD
- (10.07.21) Egypt: Profiting from going green | Ahram Online
AIIB
CDC
- (04.07.21) Niramai Covid Screening Solution raises funding from CDC Group | TechGraph
- (05.07.21) CDC leads $36 million investment round into South African affordable housing platform Divercity | CDC Group
- (06.07.21) DOCUMENT: We’ve published our Annual Review 2020: Rising to the challenge | CDC Group
- (06.07.21) VIDEO: The world’s first 3D-printed school just opened up in Malawi | ZME Science
- (08.07.21) DOCUMENT: We’re again committing to aligning with the Operating Principles for Impact Management | CDC Group
- (09.07.21) TOOLKIT: Launching our new ESG Toolkit for financial institutions | CDC Group
- (09.07.21) Towards a Just Transition Finance Roadmap for India | CDC Group
DEG
FMO
Norfund
- (07.07.21) Norfund to manage new climate investment fund | Norfund
- (09.07.21) Norfund invests $100 million in india’s leading rooftop solar developer | Norfund
UN
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (04.07.21) Asia Impact Investor ABC World Asia Sees Growing Opportunities in China; Extends China Footprint With Latest Investment To Drive Digital and Financial Inclusion | Market Insider
- (05.07.21) Asia’s wealthy next-gen seek to earn their spurs on sustainability, UBS says | S&P Global Market Intelligence
- (06.07.21) How to balance debt and development | Brookings
- (06.07.21) How to Craft an Effective Impact Performance Report | Stanford Social Innovation Review
- (08.07.21) These Are The Most Attractive Countries To Investors Post-Covid | Forbes
- (08.07.21) Nonprofits in the Era of Stakeholder Capitalism | Stanford Social Innovation Review
- (09.07.21) How innovation is pushing Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive [Opinion] | Vanguard News
- (09.07.21) Asia Impact Investor ABC World Asia Sees Growing Opportunities in China; Extends China Footprint With Latest Investment To Drive Digital and Financial Inclusion | Asian Wealth Management and Asian Private Banking
- (09.07.21) UK backs Impact Investment Taskforce as road to pandemic recovery | GOV.UK
Misc Technology
- (05.07.21) Ecobank Group reaches another milestone in financial inclusion in Africa | Africanews
- (05.07.21) Finance Starts Having a Heart: How Fintech Fosters Financial Inclusion and the SDGs | Business 2 Community
- (05.07.21) Banks must partner with fintech to accelerate the digital banking transformation | Africanews
- (06.07.21) Why should Fintech and Neobanks consider offering crypto investments | Finextra
- (07.07.21) GrowSari raises $30-M from marquee investors Tencent, IFC, Gokongwei Group | Manila Bulletin
- (08.07.21) Clearco Funding: Fintech startup Clearco raises $215 million in SoftBank-led funding | The Economic Times
- (09.07.21) How FIs Can Ease Unbanked, Underbanked Challenges | PYMNTS.com
- (11.07.21) CBN releases regulatory framework for Mobile Money Services aiming to drive financial inclusion | Nairametrics
Misc Gender
- (05.07.21) Impact Finance Bulletin: $15bn boost for gender lens investing; Mackenzie Scott backs impact entrepreneurs | Pioneers Post
- (07.07.21) Feminae Carta: Combining digital activism and research to advance gender equality globally. | Women of Influence
- (07.07.21) 3 ways the international community can make gender equality work more transparent | Brookings
- (11.07.21) VIDEO: Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO): Blockchain Good for Women Financial Inclusion | Bitcoin
Misc Sustainability
- (05.07.21) Project Finance Brief: Mainstream Renewable to Buy 80% Stake in a 405 MW Solar Portfolio | Mercom India
- (05.07.21) ESG in Investment: Futureproofing portfolios for responsible investing | Finextra
- (06.07.21) Sustainable Investing Is a Sign of the Future, AMG’s CEO Says About Parnassus Acquisition | Barron’s
- (06.07.21) Solar construction risks mount post-COVID, but Asian lenders remain undeterred | PV Tech
- (08.07.21) Why ESG Exchange-Traded Funds might not be as green as you think | World Economic Forum
- (08.07.21) Bridgewater Launches Sustainability Fund Amid Increasing Demand for Impact Investing | Institutional Investor | Institutional Investor
- (09.07.21) Will Public Company ESG Disclosures Come From Shareholders or Regulators? | CFO
- (09.07.21) World’s Richest Countries Under Pressure to Deliver Climate Funding for Poor | Global Citizen
- (12.07.21) Debunking five myths about sustainable investing | J.P. Morgan
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- (05.07.21) Development Finance Institutions in India : Past, Present and the Future | Economic and Political Weekly
- (07.07.21) City watchdogs eye measures to boost diversity in financial services | Financial Times
- (08.07.21) IFC proposes $150m sustainable loan to energy company RH International | Deal Street Asia
- (09.07.21) Omers, Norfund in talks to pick up 20% stake in Avaada Energy for $200 million | The Economic Times
Upcoming Webinar & Investing Lab
- July 9, 2021: World Bank Tokyo Online Morning Seminar #112 “Glaciers of the Himalayas: Climate Change, Black Carbon and Regional Resilience” | The World Bank
- July 22, 2021: How Open Banking Can Help Financial Inclusion | Presented by: Daniel Lanyon, Editor in Chief, AltFi
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