3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 37
5 min readSep 27, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (13.09.21) Climate Change Could Force 216 Million People to Migrate Within Their Own Countries by 2050 | The World Bank
- (14.09.21) VIDEO: How Can Cities Tackle Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss in Nature-Smart Ways? | The World bank
- (14.09.21) IFC and AECF Launch Competition for Local Businesses in Kakuma and Kalobeyei | Market Screener
- (15.09.21) VIDEO: Water in Circular Economy and Resilience (WICER) | The World Bank
- (15.09.21) Dutch investment firm acquires more stakes in Ecobank | The Nation
- (16.09.21) Better Targeting of Social Protection Programs Can Significantly Reduce Poverty in Bangladesh | The World Bank
ADB
- (13.09.21) ADB’s kill coal plan, government corporations, and power transmission | BusinessWorld
- (15.09.21) COVID-19 Resurgence Dampens Investor Sentiment in Emerging East Asia | Asian Development Bank
AfDB
- (13.09.21) AFRICA: Aktivco signs €60m credit facility to supply green energy to telecom towers | Afrik 21
- (15.09.21) African Development Bank approves a $50 million Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement facility for Standard Chartered Bank | Africanews
- (16.09.21) Burundi: Young people and women become a driving force of social cohesion | African Development Bank
- (16.09.21) African Development Bank’s SEFA provides $1 million to kick off modernization of Africa’s Hydropower Fleet | African Development Bank
- (17.09.21) Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean join forces to drive circularity | African Development Bank
- (17.09.21) African Development Bank’s SEFA grant to support first Super ESCO in East Africa | African Development Bank
- (18.09.21) AfDB to spend $1m on modernising Africa’s aging hydropower stations | The Guardian Nigeria News
- (19.09.21) Egypt, AfDB discuss cooperation for 2022–2026 joint strategy | Daily News Egypt
EIB
EBRD
CDC
- (-.09.21) Impact of our funds’ portfolio: How an African clothing manufacturer is creating decent work for women | CDC Group
- (14.09.21) CDC backs African Private Credit with $60 million commitment under new strategy | CDC Group
- (16.09.21) Progressive capital partnerships will plug Nigeria’s infrastructure gap | CDC Group
- (17.09.21) CDC backs two mezzanine funds | Africa Global Funds
DFC
- (16.09.21) United States Delivers $40 Million in Financing to Support Small Businesses and Empower Sri Lankan Women | U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka
- (17.09.21) DFC Approves More Than $1.4 Billion in New Investments for COVID-19 Response, Global Health, Gender Equity, Technology, and Renewable Energy | DFC
- (17.09.21) The U.S. Development Finance Corporation Is Failing to Counter China | The Heritage Foundation
PROPARCO
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (12.09.21) How To Become An Impact Leader | Forbes
- (12.09.21) Digitisation key to financial inclusion, Nirmala Sitharaman tells banks | The Economic Times
- (12.09.21) Cracks in China’s Growth Put Risk-Market Rally on Shaky Ground | BNN Bloomberg
- (14.09.21) Disinvestment on track, DFI to be operational soon: FM | The Financial Express
- (14.09.21) Emerging markets will survive even if the category fades | Mint
- (14.09.21) Embedded Finance: Making loans available to new-to-credit rural customers ｜The Financial Express
- (15.09.21) Impact Investing’s Next Challenge | Barron’s
- (16.09.21) BSP, French agency tie up to boost PH financial inclusion | Inquirer Business
- (17.09.21) Impact Investing in the Healthcare Technology Sector | Barron’s
Misc Technology
- (13.09.21) Indian fintech market poised for multi-fold growth for newer biz models | Business Standard News
- (13.09.21) Vodacom Invests in Safaricom’s New Mobile Telecoms Company in Ethiopia | MarketWatch
- (13.09.21) BetterPlace raises $24 million funding led by Jungle Ventures, CX Partners | The Economic Times
- (13.09.21) ecolytiq: Making the fintech industry more sustainable | Fintech Magazine
- (15.09.21) How can technology help close the gender gap in financial inclusion? | Devex
- (17.09.21) Fintechs are shattering financial inclusion barriers in the Philippines | Tech Wire Asia
- (17.09.21) Fintechs to play a role in greater financial inclusion: Nishant Arora | ANI
- (18.09.21) Divining the real value of my favorite fintech sub-niche | TechCrunch
- (19.09.21) The Unfortunate Tale of China’s FinTech Companies | Analytics India Magazine
Misc Gender
- (12.09.21) African bank grants $50m for women projects in EAC | The Citizen
- (15.09.21) 4 ways to become a financial feminist and empower women | World Economic Forum
- (16.09.21) Bringing Equal Gender Parity to the Investing Industry | The Harbus
- (17.09.21) VIDEO: Women champions of development in the Sahel — {INSPIRE AFRICA} | Africanews
- (17.09.21) Putting Money Where the Stats Are: The Case for Gender-Balanced Investing | International Banker
- (17.09.21) Gender-focused bonds can build resilient communities | OMFIF
Misc Sustainability
- (12.09.21) Sustainable financing is key to access digital healthcare, education and financial services｜The Print
- (13.09.21) ‘Do good’ investors drive demand for tailored ETFs | Financial Times
- (13.09.21) The world’s first large scale hybrid hydro-floating solar power plant | pv magazine International
- (13.09.21) PODCAST: Sustainable Investing And ESG ETFs (Podcast Transcript) | Seeking Alpha
- (13.09.21) The Trillion-Dollar Fantasy | Institutional Investor
- (14.09.21) South Africa’s Green Energy Push Hinges on $28 Billion Debt Fix | BNN Bloomberg
- (14.09.21) VIDEO: Natural asset company: NYSE’s new investment vehicle will tap ESG fever | Fortune
- (14.09.21) New partnership seeks to accelerate action on climate change adaptation | Energy Live News
- (15.09.21) Sustainable investing: An unstoppable trend, Hub | The Business Times
- (15.09.21) Africa should rethink business models for impact and sustainability | The Guardian Nigeria News
- (16.09.21) Veteran ESG Investor Snubs U.K. Green Debt as Not Green Enough | Bloomberg
- (16.09.21) Green Bonds in U.K. Not Good Enough for Veteran Ethical Investor | Financial Post
- (17.09.21) VIDEO: The Present and future of sustainable investing | The Economic Times
- (17.09.21) Applying a Climate Framework to Capital Markets | Market Screen
- (19.09.21) Climate financing to developing countries falls short: Kemp | Reuters
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- (13.09.21) Jungle Ventures Raises $225 Million to Invest in India, Southeast Asia | Bloomberg
- (17.09.21) World Bank Lends Cameroon $743 Million for Development Projects | Bloomberg
- (18.09.21) Banks Strike Back, but Returns Remain Strong With Fintech | Wall Street Journal
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- September 16, 2021, 09:00 -10:00v(Japan Time): Creative Cities Event Series #1 | The World Bank
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- November, 1–5: Hybrid Hong Kong Fintech Week 2021 | SmartStream
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