3 mins in development finance/wk37

During the crisis, I decided to share links to content I’ve recently digested that I think are relevant for those interested in Development Finance and Impact investing in general. Not all articles featured here are about the DFIs, but in my opinion, they address the markets we invest in and/or speak about subjects/ideas that we should be aware of.You will note that I am partial to content on Financial Inclusion, Education and Asia in particular.I publish this list weekly. I hope you enjov and please follow me on LinkedIN for more updates.

Development Finance

IFC & World Bank

• ( — / — / — ) Economist Paul Collier on African Recovery: “It’s All Urgent” “-IFC”
• (17/09/20) Event Information: IFC Food Safety Handbook: Quantifying the benefits of better food safety- “-Mailchi”
• (08/09/20) 5 Years of Climate Leadership: The World Bank Group’s First Climate Action Plan “-WorldBank”
• (01/09/20) IFC Launches New Five-Year Canadian Dollar Benchmark, Raising CAD 500 Million to Support Developing Countries “-IFCextapps”

EIB

• (02/09/20) How it works: Digital marketplaces transform industry “-EIB”
• (31/08/20) EIB releases €100 million in emergency funding to help Morocco combat COVID-19 “-EIB”
• (31/08/20) Green, safe and affordable public transport for Kanpur as EIB invests €650 million into city metro rail “-EIB”

CDC

• (07/09/20) CDC announces new US$50 million revolving trade finance loan facility with Absa bank “-CDCgroup”
• (04/09/20) CDC Group’s Head of Africa Funds talks to Private Equity International about building back better “-CDCgroup”
• (03/09/20) Reflecting on the last six months — supporting businesses in Africa and South Asia through the pandemic “-CDCgroup”

Asia Development Bank

• (09/09/20) Plugging into contactless payment in post-COVID Asia “-BlogsAdb”
• (07/09/20) (blog) How to avoid creating a “lockdown generation” “-BlogsAdb”
• (07/09/20) Reviving Tourism amid the COVID-19 Pandemic “-ADB”
• (03/09/20) ADB Grant to Boost Mongolia’s Medical Response to COVID-19 Threat “-ADB”
• (31/08/20) Independent Evaluation Recommends ADB Formally Withdraw from Financing New Coal-Fired Energy Projects | Asian Development Bank “-ADB”
• (31/08/20) COVID-19 increases the urgency to upgrade skills and prepare for a new world of work “-BlogsAdb”
• (03/08/20) Private debt, a hidden menace to Asia’s financial stability. “-BlogsAdb”

African Development Bank

• (04/09/20) West African Science and Tech Institutions are driving local solutions to the Covid 19 Pandemic *”-AFDB”*
• (03/09/20) Call for papers: A special issue of the African Development Review on the Impact of COVID-19 on African Economies “-AFDB”

AIIB

• ( — / — / — ) HOME — 2019 AIIB Annual Report and Financials “-AIIB”
• (09/09/20) (webinar) AIIB-Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework “-AIIB”

FMO

• (07/09/20) FMO supports Pact Global Microfinance Fund to reach thousands of female micro-entrepreneurs in Myanmar “-FMO”

Proparco

• (02/09/20) SOLARISE AFRICA LANDS $10M SERIES B INVESTMENT TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY ON THE CONTINENT “-Proparco”

DFC

• (09/09/20) DFC Approves $3.6 Billion of New Investments in Global Development in Largest Quarter Ever | DFC “-DFC”

Findev Canada

• (02/09/20) Paul Lamontagne steps down as CEO of FinDev Canada | Development Finance Institute Canada “-Findev”

DEG

• (25/08/20) DEG promotes authenticity proof for pharmaceuticals in Africa “Deginvest”

Norfund

• (02/09/20) Strengthening The Insurance Coverage In Sri Lanka “Norfund”

FinnFund

• ( — / — / — ) WinPE Insights | Delivering returns through diversified portfolios and diverse teams “-Winpeforum”
• (02/09/20) Finnfund invests USD 7.5 million to strengthen the insurance coverage in Sri Lanka “-Finnfund”

Misc content in development finance

• ( — / — / — ) Long term matters: Tales of a chance ESG investor | Features | IPE “-IPE”
• ( — / — / — ) Summary — GSG Global Impact Summit 2020 “-webcvent”
• (02/10/20) AVPN Webinar: Integrating Impact and Financial Returns Across Your Portfolio — AVPN “-Avpn”
• (23/09/20) Registration for: Navigating Impact Project Launch: Quality Jobs Theme “-registergotowebinar”
• (09/09/20) Press | Living Planet Report 2020 | WWF “-WWF”
• (09/09/20) (WEBINAR) Elephant in the Room: The role of listed fixed income in scaling impact “-brighttalk”
• (07/09/20) U.S. Impact Investing Alliance Calls for a Suspension to Yet Another DOL Rulemaking Harmful to Retirement Savers — U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
  “-Impinvalliance”
• (07/09/20) Exclusive: Credit Suisse launches ocean engagement fund with Rockefeller AM — Citywire “-citywireselector”
• (03/09/20) How to Measure a Company’s Real Impact “-HBR”
• (03/09/20) Three principles to guide our work on equality, diversity and inclusion | Big Society Capital “-BigSocietyCapital”
• (01/09/20) Friedman’s Principle, 50 Years Later — Pro Market “-ProMarket”
• (01/09/20) Sustainable Development Goals | Origin of SDG 2030 | SDGPlus. “-SDGPlus”
• (31/08/20) DOL proposes rule to narrow scope of ERISA fiduciaries’ proxy voting “-Pionline”
• (31/08/20) ESG Becoming the New Normal for European Pensions | Chief Investment Officer “-Chief Investment Officer”
• (31/08/20) How Academia Can Do More to Advance Sustainable Finance. “-StandfordSocialInterventionReview”
• (31/05/18) From Milton Friedman to Larry Fink — The Rise of Impact Investing — Social Enterprise “-Harvard Business School”

Misc content around technology of interest

• ( — / — / — ) UpOwa raises €3m from EDFI ElectriFI to accelerate expansion in Cameroon *”-ElectriFI”*
• (09/09/20) electric ride hailing: 100% adoption of electric ride-hailing cars in India by 2030 can cut 12 million tons of CO2 emissions a year: Report, Auto News, ET Auto “-EconomicTimesIndia”
• (04/09/20) This tool helps health workers look after their mental health “-WorldEconomicForum”
• (03/09/20) Webinar series: Accelerating Investments in Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency & Smart Mobility in the Pacific Islands | 15, 22, 29 September “ElectriFi”
• (02/09/20) (VIDEO) World Economic Forum — Digtal trade in a post covid world “-LinkedIN”
• (01/09/20) How to avoid the coming air conditioning crunch *”-MITTechnologyReview”*
• (01/09/20) Opinion: 4 ways digital platforms can expand economic opportunity for women | “-Devex”
• (31/08/20) Smart Communities Coalition Innovation Fund | Power Africa
  “-U.S. AgencyForInternstionalDevelipment”
• (17/08/20) Ten battlegrounds for digital and analytics in life sciences “-McKinsey”

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The Financial Times

• (02/09/20) ESG bond funds held back by fear of criticising US, research suggests “-The Financial Times”
• (02/09/20) India bans 118 Chinese apps as Himalayan border tensions surge “-The Financial Times”
• (01/09/20) How investor pressure prompted oil majors to wake up to climate change *”-The Financial Times”*
• (04/09/20) How programmable digital assets may change monetary policy “-The Financial Times”
• (31/08/20) Tesla’s nickel quest highlights metal’s environmental burden “-The Financial Times”
• (31/08/20) (Video) Why India is struggling to cope with Covid-19 “-The Financial Times”

The Economist

The Financial Times

• (06/09/20) This is our big chance to create better workplaces | Free to read | Financial Times “-TheFinancialTimes”

Wsj

• (07/09/20) How to Navigate the Fog of Sustainable Investing “-WSJ”

The Diplomat

• (01/09/20) Inside China’s Belt and Road Tangle “-TheDiplomat”

The New York Times

• (02/09/20) Jane Fonda, Star of Fire Drill Fridays, Has New Book Out “-NYTimes”
• (05/09/20) When Learning Is Really Remote: Students Climb Trees and Travel Miles for a Cell Signal “-NYTimes”

Harvard Business Review

• ( — / — / — ) Singular Focus on Profit Is No Longer an Option “-HBR”

Impact Alpha

• ( — / — / — /) Trade finance provides ‘systemic liquidity’ to emerging-market businesses in COVID crisis | ImpactAlpha “-ImpactAlpha”

Enjoy.

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