3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 33
4 min readAug 24, 2021
IFC and World Bank
- (14.08.21) Angola receives US $500M for Bita drinking water project | Construction Review
- (16.08.21) IFC advances Moove $20m financing package to boost urban mobility in Lagos | The Sun
- (16.08.21) As digital transformation becomes essential to the functioning of states, economies, and societies, cybersecurity solutions must keep up | The World Bank
- (16.08.21) Partnering With the Private Sector to Champion Gender Equality in the Mashreq: Passing the Baton | The World Bank
- (17.08.21) IFC Boosts COVID-19 and Climate Response Efforts in Banner Year for East Asia and Pacific; announces new Regional Director | IFC
- (17.08.21) IFC Ramps Up Impact Investments in South Asia to Protect Jobs and Livelihoods, Drive Green Recovery |IFC
- (17.08.21) Pandemic has IFC pumping USD 1.7 billion into local companies, up 51% | The Economic Times
- (17.08.21) IFC and Leading Developers Partner to Protect 1 Million Square Meters of Buildings in the Philippines from Natural Hazards | IFC
- (18.08.21) VIDEO: The launch of CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum’s second Covid-19 fintech impact study | Finextra
World Bank / AfDB
IFC / FMO
ADB
- (16.08.21) Daily News Wrap-Up: ADB and IIFL Home Finance to Promote Green Housing in India | Mercom
- (18.08.21) Planned South Commuter Railway to boost jobs accessibility — ADB | BusinessWorld
- (19.08.21) $235 Million ADB Loan to Upgrade Pakistan Highway, Boost Regional Connectivity | Asian Development Bank
- (20.08.21) ADB, India Sign $500 Million Loan to Expand Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru | Asian Development Bank
AfDB
- (15.08.21) African Development Bank COVID-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform Reaches Financial Close for $20 Million SEFA Investment | Africanews
- (16.08.21) African Development Bank Leads on Climate Finance, Says UN Report | This Day
- (16.08.21) AfDB grants financial support to African renewables sector | ALB Article
- (16.08.21) VIDEO: Last Mile Connectivity Project brings hope to small village in Kenya | ESI Africa
- (17.08.21) Tanzanian farmers reap the benefits of rapid agricultural mechanization | African Development Bank
- (18.08.21) African Development Bank to Emphasize African Oil, Gas and Finance in the Face of Energy Transition at African Energy Week in Cape Town | Africanews
- (19.08.21) AfDB to support BUK entrepreneurial programmes | The Nation
EIB
- (16.08.21) VIDEO: Renewcell builds first full-scale, commercial textile recycling plant to make fashion sustainable | EIB
- (19.08.21) About 45% of EU Firms Have Reported Investments to Fight Climate Change: EIB Report | Mercom
EBRD
- (16.08.21) IMPACT BRIEF: Small business and job creation: Evidence from the EBRD regions | EBRD
- (16.08.21) EBRD, donors and QNB ALAHLI boost green investments in Egypt | EBRD
- (17.08.21) Algeria Signals Shift on Foreign Funding With EBRD Membership | BNN Bloomberg
AIIB
CDC
- (16.08.21) CDC lends USD 50m to Sri Lankan bank for SMEs, green energy | Renewables Now
- (19.08.21) PODCAST: We have a new podcast episode on technology and economic growth in Africa | CDC Group
- (20.08.21) What’s the impact of investing in warehousing in Kenya? | CDC Group
Finnfund
FMO / PROPARCO
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (15.08.21) How the digital currency revolution can boost financial inclusion and investment | South China Morning Post
- (15.08.21) Korea Teachers’ Pension to add $700 million to global alternative assets by end-2021 | AsianInvestor
- (16.08.21) How US infrastructure bill could affect development finance | World Economic Forum
- (16.08.21) The stark disconnect between India’s macro outlook and markets | Financial Times
- (16.08.21) Private Equity Firm PAG Eyes Cloud Assets After $2 Billion Bet | BNN Bloomberg
- (16.08.21) Building Back Better on U.S.-Africa Economic Partnership | Modern Diplomacy
- (17.08.21) Nigeria’s Bank of Industry Plans $883 Million Eurobond Sale | BNN Bloomberg
- (18.08.21) Reserve Bank launches index to capture financial inclusion | Mint
- (18.08.21) The CA Summit 2020: inspirational speakers discuss the effect of impact investing and the importance of self-purpose | CityAM
- (19.08.21) Impact investing is sculpting a new and inclusive Africa | Business Live
Misc Technology
- (15.08.21) As India’s tech startups boom, so does the country’s venture capital industry | Scroll
- (16.08.31) Mambu: Fintech Innovation Could Solve Indonesia’s Financial Inclusion Challenges | Fintech Singapore
- (16.08.21) How does Pakistan fare in leveraging fintech for SME financing? | Dawn
- (16.08.21) 3 top Indian FinTech funding rounds in August 2021| IBS Intelligence
- (17.08.21) TerraPay: How Digital Mobility Aided by Fintechs Can Foster Financial Inclusion and Empowerment | The Fintech Times
- (17.08.21) Accern’s No-Code AI Platform Can Speed Analytics In Financial Services | Forbes
- (17.08.21) Korean Internet Icon Kakao Launches Blockchain Business In Fintech Hub Singapore | Forbes
- (17.08.21) Hopper raises $175M at $3.5B+ valuation as travel surges and its fintech tools help offset variant concerns | TechCrunch
- (18.08.21) Fintech Grows Greener: ESG-Focused Aspiration Lands $2.3 Billion Deal To Go Public Via SPAC | Forbes
- (18.08.21) The hottest fintech market you aren’t paying attention to | TechCrunch
- (19.08.21) Indian fintech CRED launches peer-to-peer lending feature Mint | TechCrunch
Misc Gender
Misc Sustainability
- (16.08.21) Over a Third of All Global Assets Are in Sustainable Investments | Nasdaq
- (16.08.21) Columbia’s Sachs Confronts the Limits of the ESG Investing Boom | Financial Times
- (17.08.21) How to do sustainable investing right | Livewire
- (18.08.21) Attitudes towards sustainable investing are changing in Asia, family office leaders say | South China Morning Post
- (18.08.21) There’s $35 Trillion Invested in Sustainability, but $25 Trillion of That Isn’t Doing Much | BNN Bloomberg
- (19.08.21) VIDEO: Fifty shades of green: EU sustainable fund rules muddy the waters | Reuters
- (20.08.21) Bain to Start Long-Short Hedge Fund Focused on Green Investing | BNN Bloomberg
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