3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 43
6 min readNov 4, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (-.10.21) Tapping Sustainable Finance to Tackle Climate Change | IFC
- (25.10.21) Help keep funds flowing, WB urged | Inquirer Business
- (25.10.21) VIDEO: Putting People at the Heart of Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Recovery | The World Bank
- (25.10.21) IFC, BFIU to build infrastructure to fast-track financial inclusion | The Daily Star
- (25.10.21) Thousands of Indonesian Families to Benefit from Affordable Green Housing Project | IFC
- (26.10.21) New US$150 Million Program to Strengthen Kenya’s Resilience to Climate Change | The World Bank
- (27.10.27) Taking Action: The World Bank Group’s Climate Priorities | The World Bank
- (27.10.21) World Bank Prices 5 Billion USD 10-Year Sustainable Development Bond as part of its Initiative to Highlight Climate Action | The World Bank
- (28.10.21) Working at the World Bank, I can see how it is failing humanity on the climate crisis | The Guardian
- (28.10.21) Millions Of People Across The Pacific To Benefit From Investment Opportunities in Renewable Power | IFC
- (28.10.21) Emerging Markets Accelerate Sustainable Finance to Address Climate Change and the SDGs | IFC
- (28.10.21) INFOGRAPHICS: Digital Economy in Indonesia | The World Bank
- (28.10.21) VIDEO: Better Together: Empowering Women through Stronger Social Networks | The World Bank
- (28.10.21) New Project to Support Egypt’s Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth | The World Bank
- (29.10.21) Nairobi venture fund gets IFC backing in call for Sh1.6 billion | Business Daily
- (29.10.21) 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the World Bank Group’s Work on Climate | The World Bank
- (29.10.21) Managing Maghreb’s Eroding Coasts for Future Generations | The World Bank
ADB
- (26.10.21) ADB, India Sign $100 Million Loan for Agribusiness Development in Maharashtra | Asian Development Bank
- (28.10.21) ADB Working with East ASEAN Nations for a Resilient Recovery | Asian Development Bank
- (28.10.21) VIDEO: Greening Development in the People’s Republic of China | Asian Development Bank
- (29.10.21) $500 Million ADB Loan to Support Indonesia’s Structural Reforms to Improve Business Environment | Asian Development Bank
- (29.10.21) ADB approves $250 million loan for India’s industrial corridor development | The Economic Times
- (31.10.21) ADB to provide another $150m for Bangladesh’s CMSMEs | The Financial Express
AfDB
- (24.10.21) Nigeria: AfDB, MTN sign $500,000 grant agreement to help women’s access to financial services | CGTN Africa
- (26.10.21) COP26: African Development Bank’s climate champions celebrated in Glasgow | Africanews
- (27.10.21) Ghana: African Development Bank extends $75 million loan to Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund for portfolio expansion | African Development Bank
- (28.10.21) East Africa’s Economy Forecast to Grow 4.1% This Year, AfDB Says | BNN Bloomberg
- (28.10.21) AfDB backs Nigeria’s moves on gas as transitional fuel | Vanguard News
- (30.10.21) AfDB to incorporate AfCFTA in its country, regional integration strategies –Adesina | The Guardian Nigeria News
EIB
- (26.10.21) European Investment Bank leverages EUR 95 million to finance Rwandan businesses, Partners Government of Rwanda to Finance National Health Referral Laboratory Project | Africanews
- (27.10.21) EIB, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Eye Offshore Wind, Subsea Interconnector Investments | Offshore Wind
- (28.10.21) European Investment Bank to end all loans to oil and gas firms | The Guardian
EBRD
- (26.10.21) EBRD committed to Egypt | Ahram Online
- (30.10.21) UN-Habitat Executive Director: Benban solar Park ‘source of pride’ to Egypt, reduces 2M tons of CO2 emissions annually | EgyptToday
AIIB
- (26.10.21) AIIB to Fully Align with Paris Agreement Goals by Mid-2023 | AIIB
- (29.10.21) REPORT: AIIB Launches Inaugural Sustainable Development Bonds Impact Report | AIIB
- (30.10.21) OPEC Fund and AIIB partner to provide infrastructure funding in Egypt | Construction Week Online
CDC
- (24.10.21) CDC’s development financing portfolio in Egypt amounts to €440 m, allocated to 39 companies | Daily News Egypt
- (28.10.21) CDC Group backs Prime Bank Bangladesh with a $30 million trade loan | CDC Group
- (28.10.21) PODCAST: What do emerging economies need from COP26 and how can we deliver it? Listen to our podcast | CDC Group
- (29.10.21) African cities need climate-resilient infrastructure | CDC Group
DEG
DFC
BIO / DFC
FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank
FMO / CDC Group
Norfund
Norfund / CDC
- (26.10.21) Standard Bank Group, Citi, Norfund and CDC Group partner to fund $75 million sustainability-linked facility in East Africa | CDC Group
- (28.10.21) Equity Group, Proparco Strengthen Partnership | East African Business Week
PROPARCO
- (26.10.21) Ecobank secures $60M loan from European development consortium | Togo First
- (26.10.21) Quds Bank, Proparco and the European Union join efforts to support SME financing and high impact companies in Palestine | Proparco
- (28.10.21) Proparco strengthens its partnership with Equity Bank to support an increased number of MSMEs in Kenya | Proparco
Swedfund
UN
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (24.10.21) Digital literacy making way for India’s financial inclusion | The Financial Express
- (26.10.21) These Impact Investors Know The Power Communities Can Bring To Venture | Forbes
- (26.10.21) An Introduction To Impact Investing | Forbes Advisor
- (27.10.21) Crises show multilateral development finance is key: Sitharaman | Mint
- (27.10.21) Santander invites startups and scale-ups to apply for financial inclusion challenge | Finextra
- (28.10.21) It Might Have Taken Until 2021, But Financial Inclusion Is Finally Mainstage At Money2020 | Forbes
- (28.10.21) Blended finance investments dropped sharply in 2020, report says | Devex
- (29.10.21) Financial inclusion to drive growth | The Manila Times
Misc Technology
- (24.10.21) Stablecoins are key to financial inclusion in emerging markets, says expert | Arabian Business
- (24.10.21) In A Revolutionary Shift, Fintech DailyPay Empowers Workers To Get Paid Whenever They Want | Forbes
- (25.10.21) Payrail.co Agency Takes Financial Inclusion to Rural Areas | TechCabal
- (25.10.21) The Fintech 250: CB Insights Top Fintech Companies Of 2021 | The Fintech Times
- (26.10.21) DeHaat raises $115 million in the largest agritech round in India | TechCrunch
- (27.10.21) Digital Financial Inclusion: CBN targets 25,000 women, youths in fresh push | Vanguard
- (31.10.21) Could FinTech Challengers Rise Above Traditional Banks? | FinTech
Misc Gender
Misc Sustainability
- (24.10.21) ESG investing is here to stay after Covid-19 but lack of robust data hinders adoption, survey shows | South China Morning Post
- (24.10.21) Navigating the thicket of ESG metrics | Financial Times
- (25.10.21) VIDEO: Incorporating ESG into investing | YouTube
- (26.10.21) Sustainable investing fails to attract Asian high net worths | International Adviser
- (26.10.21) How to avoid greenwashing in impact investing | Singapore Business Review
- (27.10.21) ESG Investing Is A Solid Strategy Right Now | Investor’s Business Daily
- (29.10.21) Global sustainable fund assets hit record $3.9 trillion in Q3, says Morningstar | Reuters
- (29.10.21) Climate change in least developed countries: How blended finance could help meet mitigation needs | World Economic Forum
- (29.10.21) Impact investing and climate solutions | University of Victoria
- (31.10.21) Leaders must commit to green finance at COP26 to avoid climate catastrophe | East Asia Forum
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- 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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