3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 35
5 min readSep 7, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (30.08.21) Supporting Youth-led Entrepreneurship in Rural Bhutan | The World Bank
- (30.08.21) Ghana To Reverse Land Degradation with World Bank Support | The World Bank
- (31.08.21) World Bank Group and Australian Government Partner to Help Strengthen Vietnam’s Capital Market, Mobilize Foreign Investors | IFC
- (01.09.21) IFC Partners with BMCE Bank International Plc UK to Support Trade in Africa | IFC
- (02.09.21) Record Demand for World Bank USD 5 Billion 7-Year Sustainable Development Bond | The World Bank
- (03.09.21) Lao Basic Education Boost through $47 million Project | The World Bank
- (03.09.21) IFC to promote mobile digital loans in East Africa to support SMEs | Big News Network
ADB
- (28.08.21) ADB finances US$60 million to improve climate resilience of infrastructure for Binh Dinh, Quang Nam — Viet Nam | ReliefWeb
- (30.08.21) $1.78 Billion ADB Facility to Improve Transport, Regional Trade in Bangladesh | Modern Diplomacy
- (31.08.21) PODCAST: How to boost the circular economy and potential for a green recovery in Asia by Asia’s Developing Future | Asian Development Bank Institute
- (03.09.21) Supporting the creative economy for sustainable development in Southeast Asia | Asia Pathways
AfDB
- (01.09.21) AfDB provides more than $7.3 million for youth jobs and skills | Modern Diplomacy
- (01.09.21) Nigeria: Federal and state governments endorse Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones Programme: African Development Bank and partners to mobilize $520 million for Phase 1 | African Development Bank
- (01.09.21) African Development Bank to launch new initiative to integrate natural capital into finance in Africa | African Development Bank
AfDB / IMF
EIB
AIIB
- (31.08.21) AIIB, MCDF Partnership to Foster High-Quality Infrastructure Investments | Modern Diplomacy
- (31.08.21) AIIB to review Bangladesh projects for quicker execution | The Financial Express
CDC
- (-.09.21) VIDEO: Supporting a fast-growing Indian logistics company | CDC Group
- (02.09.21) CDC Group to invest up to $1 billion in climate finance in India | CDC Group
CDC Group / DFC / FMO / The World Bank / IFC / GCF / SIDA / SDC / FCDO / USAID / Power Africa / Shell Foundation / IKEA Foundation / The Rockefeller Foundation
FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank
Finnfund / AfDB / DEG / EIB
PROPARCO / EIB / IFC / EBRD
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (29.08.21) IDFC First Bank aims retail loan book growth of 25% on long-term basis | Business Standard News
- (30.08.21) Giant Leap raises $15 million in a month to launch its 2nd impact fund | Startup Daily
- (30.08.21) SURVEY: Identifying the Research Needs of Financial Inclusion Actors | FinDev Gateway
- (31.08.21) Launch of “Human Resource Development Practices in the Microfinance Sector” by the e-MFP HR Action Group | FinDev Gateway
- (31.08.21) Jica signs a loan agreement for women’s financial inclusion in India | Construction Week Online India
- (30.08.21) AMF II hits first close at $101m | Africa Global Funds
- (30.08.21) Social Impact Guarantees: The Next Evolution in Outcomes-Based Funding | Stanford Social Innovation Review
- (01.09.21) Blended finance has kept energy flowing during COVID-19 | World Economic Forum
- (01.09.21) HDFC share price: Buy HDFC, target price Rs 2840: ICICI Direct | The Economic Times
- (03.09.21) Accelerating Financial Inclusion to reach the unbanked | Vanguard News
- (03.09.21) Development Bank of Southern Africa to partner with Invest Africa to generate sustainable finance for Africa | EIN Presswire
- (04.09.21) ICD’s Event Discusses Ways to Promote Cross-Border Disruptive Financial Services | Africanews
- (04.09.21) FSDC discusses IBC, stressed assets, financial inclusion | The Indian Express
Misc Technology
- (28.08.21) Fintech boom or a star neobank recipe | Finextra
- (31.08.21) The ins and outs of fintech for kids as they head back to school | Chartered Professional Accountants Canada
- (01.09.21) FinTech: A way to improve financial inclusion | South China Morning Post
- (02.09.21) How to meet the crypto regulatory challenge | World Economic Forum
- (03.09.21) Cryptocurrencies Can Help Developing Countries with Financial Inclusion | Analytics Insight
- (04.09.21) Can Fintech Solutions Further Partner With Banks in the Middle East & Africa? | The Fintech Times
- (05.09.21) Crypto Banking and Decentralized Finance, Explained | The New York Times
Misc Gender
- (30.08.21) Survey Reveals Gender Gap In Crypto Trading | Bankless Times
- (01.09.21) 3 Actions to Expand Women’s Financial Inclusion in the Midst of COVID-19 | International Women’s Forum
- (02.09.21) AWIEF announces high-powered global speakers to lead discussions on post-pandemic recovery and economic growth at AWIEF2021 Conference in December | The Guardian Nigeria News
Misc Sustainability
- (30.08.21) Eskom Considers $7.2 Billion in Wind and Solar Investment by 2030 | BNN Bloomberg
- (30.08.21) Going green for planet blue: For now, India’s journey has begun well | Business Standard News
- (30.08.21) VC OneVentures is ramping up its sustainability focus by benchmarking all its investments using ESG | Startup Daily
- (31.08.21) As Sustainable Investing Becomes Mainstream, Asset Managers Must Clearly Communicate Process And Results | Forbes
- (01.09.21) VIDEO: Climate change: sustainability increasingly important factor for wealthy investors in Hong Kong, Singapore, St James’s Place says | South China Morning Post
- (03.09.21) Fund Managers Feel Heat in SEC Crackdown on Overblown ESG Labels | BNN Bloomberg
- (04.09.21) Investors care more about fair wages for workers than environmental issues, ESG survey shows | MarketWatch
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- (29.08.21) Frictions arise between Wall Street and private equity clients | Financial Times
- (02.09.21) Dutch impact investor FMO proposes $50m investment in Cambodian MFI Amret | Deal Street Asia
- (04.09.21) Sustainable investing faces the beginnings of a backlash | The Economist
Upcoming Webinar
- September 6, 2021: Leaders Group of Global Organizations to Issue Climate Emergency Call | African Development Bank
- September 7, 2021: Banking on Clean Air to Save Lives: How the World Bank is Supporting Countries in Tackling Air Pollution Around the World | The World Bank
- September 16, 2021, 09:00 -10:00v(Japan Time): Creative Cities Event Series #1 | The World Bank
- October 12–14: The Ultimate FinTech & InsurTech LIVE Event | FinTech, InsurTech
- November, 1–5: Hybrid Hong Kong Fintech Week 2021 | SmartStream
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