3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 47
6 min readDec 1, 2021
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (23.11.21) Devex Invested: World Bank looks to grow IDA private sector window | Devex
- (23.11.21) In South Asia’s poorest countries, empowering women is essential to reducing poverty | The World Bank
- (23.11.21) Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seizing Opportunities in Global Value Chains | The World Bank
- (23.11.21) Policies Targeting Integration into Global Value Chains Key to Harnessing the Potential of Industrialization in Africa | The World Bank
- (24.11.21) Ghana Can Create Better Jobs through Accelerated Economic Transformation | The World Bank
- (24.11.21) The Key to Creating More Jobs in Ghana: Driving Technological Transformation of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | The World Bank
- (24.11.21) Gambia Secures $40 Million for an Inclusive, Resilient and Competitive Agriculture | The World Bank
- (25.11.21) CIB, IFC move forward with Green Bond programme | Daily News Egypt
- (25.11.21) How the World Bank can be bolder on climate finance after COP 26 | Devex
- (26.11.21) Digitalisation, tool for national development | BusinessGhana
ADB
- (22.11.21) ADB approves 500 mln USD loan for Indonesia’s economic recovery | World | Vietnam+
- (23.11.21) VIDEO: The SDG Dialogues Live Webinar Series | Asian Development Bank | Asian Development Bank
- (24.11.21) ADB Taps Panda Bond Market Anew | Asian Development Bank | Asian Development Bank
- (26.11.21) ADB Announces Support for Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures | Asian Development Bank
- (26.11.21) Inflation Concerns Push Up Emerging East Asia Bond Yields | Asian Development Bank
AfDB
- (22.11.21) Kano gets $110m of AfDB’s $563m infrastructure fund for Nigeria | Punch
- (24.11.21) 2nd CII-India Eximbank Summit on Innovative Financing Partnership with Africa | African Development Bank
- (24.11.21) Morocco Receives €114.03 Million Loan from African Development Bank | Morocco World News
- (25.11.21) African Development Bank Board approves new Water Strategy for 2021–2025 | African Development Bank
- (25.11.21) AfDB backing for new Ghana DFI | ALB Article
- (26.11.21) African development banks need scale, urgently. Here’s how it can be done | The Conversation
EIB
- (22.11.21) EIB provides EUR 5 billion investment as 80% of African banks consider climate risk | The Guardian Nigeria News
- (23.11.21) Rwanda: EIB and BRD to provide EUR 30 million for business impacted by COVID-19 | EIB
- (24.11.21) The Ecobank Group secures €100 million credit facility from EIB to fund SMEs | EIB
- (25.11.21) VIDEO: Kenya: EIB backs EUR 180 million initiative to build thousands of affordable and energy efficient homes | EIB
- (25.11.21) VIDEO: EIB and TDB join forces to back investment in fragile contexts across in Africa | EIB
- (25.11.21) Kenya: EUR 50 million backing for companies impacted by COVID launched by EIB and the Cooperative Bank of Kenya | EIB
- (25.11.21) Kenya: EIB strengthens engagement in Africa with new Nairobi Hub and backs EUR 400 million business, fragile region and housing investment | EIB
- (26.11.21) Kenya: Affordable and energy efficient housing for all | ESI Africa
- (26.11.21) Co-op Bank obtains $ 56 million from the EIB for loans to SMEs | The Times Hub
EBRD
- (23.11.21) Egypt pulls EBRD oil refinery project amid shareholder concerns | Devex
- (24.11.21) EBRD approves strategies for promotion of gender equality and equality of opportunity | EBRD
- (26.11.21) UniCredit S p A : EBRD and partners explore digitalisation in green trade finance | MarketScreener
- (26.11.21) EBRD and partners explore digitalisation in green trade finance | ThePaypers
AIIB
CDC
- (25.11.21) CDC expands strategy; appoints first female chairperson | VCCircle
- (25.11.21) UK’s CDC Group drops ‘development’ from name amid overhaul | Devex
- (26.11.21) CDC to become British Investment International with increased focus on infrastructure and climate | Pioneers Post
DFC
FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank
Finnfund
Norfund
PROPARCO
- (23.11.21) SOUTH AFRICA: AFD lends $100M to FirstRand for climate change mitigation projects | Afrik 21
- (24.11.21) In Togo, the Agence Française de Développement Group reaffirms its support to the private sector with Ecobank Togo | Proparco
- (25.11.21) AFD 80th anniversary: Making sustainable development investment more sustainable and more pertinent — to more people | Proparco
- (25.11.21) Proparco and the WAEMU Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire join forces to promote access to affordable housing for low-income populations in the 8 WAEMU countries | Proparco
- (26.11.21) TLcom Capital, the venture capital fund targeting innovative African start-ups | Proparco
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (21.11.21) PODCAST: News & Views Podcast | Episode 56: Financial Inclusion, Digital Currencies & Sign for Small Campaign | The Fintech Times
- (21.11.21) EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies weaken as hawkish Fed comments sour risk appetite | Nasdaq
- (22.11.21) VIDEO: Total Energies partners firm to deepen financial inclusion | The Sun
- (22.11.21) How financial inclusion is an economic benefit for all, ASEAN Business | The Business Times
- (22.11.21) Societe Generale CI hit highest 3-year level on BRVM | Ecofin Agency
- (22.11.21) The future of financial inclusion in South Africa | ITWeb
- (23.11.21) Impact investing enters its difficult ‘third act’ | Pioneers Post
- (24.11.21) Truss revamps British development finance institution to deliver jobs and clean growth | GOV.UK
- (24.11.21) INFOGRAPHICS: Impact Investing: Building a Better World | Visual Capitalist
- (25.11.21) Financial inclusion — Cracking the code | Business Recorder
- (25.11.21) Mastering the art of financial inclusion through digitization | Dhaka Tribune
- (25.11.21) Prof: Govt should increase digital financial literacy to achieve financial inclusion | The Edge Markets
Misc Technology
- (23.11.21) Promoting fintech development to achieve financial inclusion in Cambodia | Phnom Penh Post
- (24.11.21) Working Toward Financial Inclusion With Blockchain | Stanford Social Innovation Review
- (26.11.21) Digital financial services firm Indifi raises ₹340 crore in equity and debt financing | The Tech Portal
- (27.11.21) ‘Financial Inclusion’ — A Buzzword for Central Banks Who Secretly Despise Economic Freedom | BlockChain Times
- (26.11.21) Fintech for Development: How Digital Financial Services Boost Economic Growth | PaymentsJournal
Misc Gender
- (22.11.21) U.S. Embassy Supports Women Entrepreneurs | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa
- (25.11.21) FINANCIAL INCLUSION: Why CBN is focusing on rural women — Dep Gov | Vanguard News
- (25.11.21) GII launches global gender equity fund | Money Management
- (26.11.21) ‘Girls just wanna have funds!’ Ignite Impact Fund says women should lead charge in impact investing | YouTube
- (26.11.21) The Rise of Women in Investing: A Seismic Step Forward | Nasdaq
Misc Sustainability
- (21.11.21) Egypt, Singapore in talks over future cooperation, sustainable development | EgyptToday
- (22.11.21) Future of global value chains is green, top economist says | MENAFN
- (22.11.21) ‘Greenflation’ a risk for renewable energy, but long-term viability intact | Reuters
- (22.11.21) VIDEO: How are your private wealth clients approaching ESG investing? | The Asset
- (22.11.21) Malawi’s first solar power plant goes into operation | Pumps Africa
- (23.11.21) Scaling investment is crucial for sustainable development | World Economic Forum
- (24.11.21) 4 Funds to Buy as Sustainable Investing Hits Record High | Nasdaq
- (25.11.21) Has sustainable credit reached a tipping point to catch up with sustainable investing? | Institutional Asset Manager
- (25.11.21) VIDEO: AFSIA recognises innovation at 2021 solar awards | ESI Africa.com
- (26.11.21) INFOGRAPHICS: Ocean Economy: The Next Wave of Sustainable Innovation | Visual Capitalist
Call for Essays for Conference
- November 29–30: Sharing innovations and good practices in resilience in the Sahel | African Development Bank
- December 1–3: Preview of 2021 ADBI Annual Conference: Climate Change Mitigation and Green Finance | Asian Development Bank
- December 1–3: Hybrid Event- Africa Investment Forum 2021: Accelerating transformative investments in Africa | African Development Bank
- 2022: Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2022 | The Social Enterprise Magazine | Pioneers Post
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