3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 42
5 min readOct 26, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (18.10.21) World Bank Group Sanctions System Promotes Accountability and Transparency in Combatting Corruption in Fiscal Year 2021 | The World Bank
- (19.10.21) Additional Funding to World Bank-Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project | The World Bank
- (19.10.21) IFC Invests $22.7 million in Hamza Textiles to Help Forge a New Path for Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment Industries | IFC
- (20.10.21) VIDEO: This is How Niger is Battling Climate Change | The World Bank
- (21.10.21) For Mekong Delta farmers, diversification is the key to climate resilience | The World Bank
- (21.10.21) World Bank to continue cooperation programs with Tunisia | CGTN Africa
- (21.10.21) Opening the Door to Community Forest Access and Management in Indonesia | The World Bank
- (22.10.21) First Social SOFR Floating Rate Note by IFC Supports Positive Social Impact in Developing Countries, Including Stronger Health Systems | IFC
ADB
- (18.10.21) PODCAST: How are COVID-19’s economic impacts in Asia shaping the region’s post-pandemic policy prescriptions? by Asia’s Developing Future | The Asian Development Bank Institute
- (19.10.21) VIDEO: Climatic Episode 2.1: Electric Mobility Talk Show | Asian Development Bank
- (20.10.21) VIDEO: Empowering Women and the Disadvantaged for Sustainable Development | Asian Development Bank
- (20.10.21) New ADB Energy Policy to Support Energy Access and Low-Carbon Transition in Asia and Pacific | Asian Development Bank
- (23.10.21) ADB ready to support HCM City in economic recovery: Country Director | Vietnam+
- (24.10.21) Think tank cites loopholes in new ADB energy policy | Philstar.com
AfDB
- (19.10.21) Cabo Verde: African Development Bank Group extends $350,000 grant for technical assistance to deepen national capital markets | African Development Bank
- (20.10.21) African Development Bank holds second virtual Business Opportunities Seminar for 2021, with a country special on Angola | Africanews
- (20.10.21) Nigeria: African Development Bank Group, MTN sign $500,000 grant agreement to study women’s access to financial services | African Development Bank
- (22.10.21) MOROCCO: AfDB to provide €18 million for PPSAE drinking water project | Afrik 21
EIB
EBRD
- (19.10.21) EBRD, EU and Reefy step up support for women entrepreneurs in Egypt | EBRD
- (20.10.21) REPORT: EBRD’s second TCFD report discloses new work on climate risk assessment | EBRD
AIIB
BIO
- (20.10.21) BIO has launched its first African office in Abidjan which is now open for business | BIO
CDC
- (18.10.21) CDC backs first private equity fund from Summit Africa | CDC Group
- (21.10.21) Driving development with flexible capital | CDC Group
- (22.10.21) CDC invests $70 million in India’s first dedicated climate change investment fund — CDC Group
FMO Netherlands Development Finance Corporation / Norfund / Swedfund
- (21.10.21) Inspired Evolution led USD15 million raise in d.light to fund expansion in key markets | FMO
- (21.10.21) Metier & FMO launch Africa REN Energy | Africa Global Funds
PROPARCO
- (19.10.21) Proparco grants a EURIZ guarantee to FNB Namibia to strengthen its support to MSMEs | Proparco
- (22.10.21) Proparco and CDP support the microfinance institution PAMECAS in Senegal | Proparco
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (16.10.21) VIDEO: Barry Palte on the Future of Impact Investing | The Big Smoke
- (19.10.21) China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo-Naga Conundrum | Geopolitical Monitor
- (19.10.21) Andrew Lo: It’s Possible to Measure the Impact of Impact Investing | Institutional Investor
- (20.10.21) What’s next for impact investing? VCs talk non-traditional funding, ESG and big tech | Technical.ly DC
- (20.10.21) Why family offices blend impact investing with philanthropy| Asian Investor
- (21.10.21) HDFC Bank, Mastercard, USAID and DFC launch $100 million credit facility for MSMEs in India | BusinessLine
- (22.10.21) Impact investing market poised for rapid expansion | IFA Magazine
- (22.10.21) What Is a Community Development Financial Institution, or CDFI? | Business Insider
Misc Technology
- (18.10.21) Fintech Investments Have Hit $91.5 Billion In 2021, Nearly Doubling Last Year’s Total | Forbes
- (19.10.21) Indian fintech CRED valued at $4 billion following $251 million fundraise | TechCrunch
- (19.10.21) What makes FinTech solutions succeed? We built a model based on Ghana’s experience | The Conversation
- (23.10.21) China’s fintech innovation boosts real economy | China.org.cn
- (24.10.21) VIDEO: Lunch with Sumiko: Co-founder of Singapore fintech Nium on how average people can find success | The Straits Times
Misc Gender
Misc Sustainability
- (18.10.21) DOCUMENT: Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing | GOV.UK
- (18.10.21) Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2021 | CPI
- (19.10.21) Environmental, Social and Governance Factors and Their Impact on Investing | The National Law Review
- (19.10.21) Leveraging the Biden-Harris climate agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals | Brookings
- (19.10.21) Uganda gets Shs2.7bn from Sweden for solar energy | The Independent
- (20.10.21) Social and Environmental Investing Grows Among Southeast Asians | The Finews Asia
- (21.10.21) CASE STUDY: Honing Sustainable Investing Strategies with Robust Environmental Data | S&P Global Market Intelligence
- (22.10.21) COP26 In Scotland Will Be a Crucial Moment for Sustainable Investment and ESG | Barron’s
- (22.10.21) Financial risk assessment and management in times of compounding climate and pandemic shocks | Brookings Institute
- (22.10.21) TAQA Arabia commissions 6 MWp solar plant in Egypt | Renewables Now
- (24.10.21) How do we see ESG influencing markets in 2022 and the years ahead? A layman’s viewpoint | Times of India
- (24.10.21) Greenwashing threat grows with rise of sustainable investing | The Straits Times
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- October 25–30: TechSparks 2021 — How India’s compliance-driven fintech sector is disrupting the global finance world
- October 26: Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Context of Financial Inclusion | FinDev Gateway
- October 28: Climate for recovery: Building Green Economies for Sustainable Growth | The World Bank
- November, 1–5: Hybrid Hong Kong Fintech Week 2021 | SmartStream
- November 1–5 & 8–12: Future of FinTech in Asia | Hong Kong SAR | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright
- November 22–23: 3rd Annual Development Finance Conference (ADFC) 2021 — “Financing Sustainable Development: Research, Innovation, and Mentorship” | Columbia Global Centers
- November 23–24: Developing a Comprehensive Financial Inclusion Index. Measuring Financial Inclusion in the EU | International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA)
- December 1–3: Hybrid Event- Africa Investment Forum 2021: Accelerating transformative investments in Africa | African Development Bank
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