3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 31
4 min readAug 12, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (02.08.21) OMERS Infra to buy 19.4% stake in Azure Power from IFC | VCCircle
- (02.08.21) Impact Investing Continues to Flourish Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, IFC Report Shows | IFC
- (03.08.21) Microsoft 4Afrika, IFC Partner to Promote Digital Transformation in Africa’s Agri-Food Sector | IFC
- (03.08.21) IFC Invests in Egypt’s First Private Sector Green Bond to Help Boost Climate Finance, Drive Green Growth | IFC
- (03.08.21) McCormick Boosts Sustainability With IFC, Citi | PYMNTS
- (04.08.21) Project Signing: World Bank Signs $250 Million Project to Make Existing Dams Safe and Resilient across India | The World Bank
- (05.08.21) REPORT: Unlocking Nature-Smart Development | The World Bank
- (05.08.21) World Bank Group and CTA Launch Global Women’s HealthTech Awards to Recognize Innovative Tech Solutions for Women’s Health and Safety | IFC
- (05.08.21) Investing in Nature Unlocks Development Benefits | The World Bank
- (06.08.21) Nigerian Businesses Have Improved Gender Equality but More Must Be Done, Says New Report from IFC and Nigerian Exchange | IFC
World Bank & AfDB
- (02.08.21) Nigeria’s loans from World Bank, AfDB rise to $14.35bn under Buhari | Punch Nigeria
- (03.08.21) We’re building off-grid projects with N225bn World Bank, AfDB funding — REA | Punch Nigeria
ADB
- (02.08.21) Multi-million dollars AMI project: No loan if scope of project gets changed, ADB tells Power Division | The News International
- (03.08.21) ADB, New Hope sign $20-million deal to finance agriculture projects | BusinessWorld
- (09.08.21) Q&A: Srinivas Sampath on infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia | Asian Development Bank
AfDB
- (02.08.21) AfDB, AU partner to develop sh1 trillion African science fund | New Vision Official
- (02.08.21) African Development Bank highlights the need for strategic partnerships and innovative financing mechanisms to promote quality education and skills development | African Development Bank
- (04.08.21) African Development Bank launches new Transaction Guarantee to support SMEs and trade in Africa | Independent
- (05.08.21) FCMB to uplift women powered businesses with AfDB’s $50m loan | The Sun Nigeria
- (06.08.21) AfDB launches new transaction guarantee to support SMEs, trade | IPP Media
- (06.08.21) African Development Fund extends $2.5 million in grants to support the regulatory environment in SADC and COMESA electricity markets | African Development Bank
AIIB
DEG & IFU
FMO Netherlands Development Finance Corporation
PROPARCO
- (06.08.21) Proparco and EVNFinance will support projects with climate co-benefits in Vietnam | Proparco
- (05.08.21) Proparco supports the development of Leading Star, a responsible actor in Vietnam’s garment industry commited to gender diversity | Proparco
PROPARCO & FMO
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (03.08.21) Financial inclusion: integrating and empowering refugees | World Economic Forum
- (05.08.21) Eskom Is Seeking $2.3 Billion From Development Institutions | Bloomberg
- (04.08.21) Mother’s Service Society | The Borgen Project
- (06.08.21) Interesting Young People into Financial Inclusion | East African Business Week
Misc Technology
- (02.08.21) 5 innovative startups revolutionizing the financial sector | IBS Intelligence
- (03.08.21) Payments Startup Rapyd Raises $300 Million Round Amid Fintech Valuations Boom | Forbes
- (04.08.21) StanChart Eyes ‘Stratospheric’ Fintech Values in Digital Push | BNN Bloomberg
- (04.08.21) Africa Deal Roundup: 15 deal, fundraising and exit announcements in July | How we Made it in Africa
- (04.08.21) Turn traditional Banks to FinTech | Finextra
- (04.08.21)Inside Alida School’s Plans To Raise Africa’s Next Generation Of Tech Talents • Techpoint Africa | Techpoint
- (05.08.21) Square-Afterpay Deal Puts Fintech Stocks Back In Focus | Forbes
- (07.08.21) 3 Reasons This Fintech Stock Could Crush the Market | The Motley Fool
Misc Gender
- (01.08.21) Teja Ventures’ Tan on Gender Lens Investing | Bloomberg
- (02.08.21) To Improve Women’s Access to Capital in Africa, Look to California | Foreign Policy
- (03.08.21) Oui Capital is comitted to backing African female founders | TechCabal
- (06.08.21) Accenture Makes Strategic Investment in Pipeline to Close Gender Gap | Channel e2e
Misc Sustainability
- (02.08.21) Project Finance Brief: Soltage Raises $130 Million in Debt Financing for Solar Projects | Mercom India
- (02.08.21) JOURNAL PUBLICATION: A sustainable development pathway for climate action within the UN 2030 Agenda | Nature Climate Change
- (02.04.21) PayPal Joins Catalyst Fund to Explore Connections Between Digital Finance, Climate Resilience | Sustainable Brands
- (02.08.21) Private equity stakes its claim in sustainable investing | Greenbiz
- (02.08.21) Providing better solutions for increasingly picky sustainable investors | Finextra
- (05.08.21) Sustainable investing using a data driven approach | Global Banking and Finance Review
- (06.08.21) Mahindra Group to quantify its social impact as ESG and impact investing gain currency globally: Anand Mahindra | The Economic Times
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- (02.08.21) Hedge funds enter private equity turf with deals for unlisted companies | Financial Times
- (05.08.21) How a Pritzker-Backed Philanthropy Channels Impact Investing Toward Private Schools in Ghana | Inside Philanthropy
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