3 mins in development finance/wk42 (Oct 13th-Oct 20th)
4 min readNov 2, 2020
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
Development Finance
IFC & World Bank
- (13/10/20) IFC and AATIF Invest in Senegal Onion Plant to Boost Agriculture and Jobs in the Country — “IFC”
- (06/10/20) IFC to grow Middle East and Africa investments amid pandemic, lower oil prices -”The National”
- (25/09/20) Korea Eximbank and IFC Join Hands to Promote Sustainable Recovery in Developing Countries
EIB
CDC
- (14/10/20) 2020 Board visit: building partnerships from a distance — “CDC”
- (13/10/20) CDC Group makes two appointments in Myanmar -”CDC”
Asia Development Bank
- (16/10/20) Video | Improving Education in West Bengal through Medium-Term Expenditure Framework -”ADB”
- (14/10/20) Video | Harnessing Data in the Digital Age for Poverty Reduction -”ADB”
- (13/10/20) Institutional Document | Chair’s Summary — Country Partnership Strategy: Indonesia, 2020–2024 — Emerging Stronger -”ADB”
- (13/10/20) ADB to Support Early Childhood Education in Municipality in PRC -”ADB”
Africa Development Bank
- (16/10/20) African Development Bank’s second virtual business opportunities seminar of 2020, draws 250 global partners and suppliers -”AFDB”
- (15/10/20) Bank technologies for African agricultural transformation training in Ghana is raising farmer agricultural ambition -”AFDB”
AIIB
FMO
Proparco
- (13/10/20) China: Proparco signs two new projects to support women microentrepreneurs in rural areas and finance electric trucks -”Proparco”
- (08/10/20) Proparco and Bpifrance launch Averroès Africa, their new fund of funds to promote the development of the private equity industry in Africa
DFC
- (16/10/20) DFC Convenes U.S., African Leaders for Investment Conference -”DFC”
- (15/10/20) DFC Announces New Global Development Strategy to Catalyze $75 Billion by 2025 -”DFC”
- (15/10/20) DFC’s Inaugural Development Strategy | by DFC.gov | Oct, 2020 | -”Medium”
- (15/10/20) DFC Announces New Global Development Strategy to Catalyze $75 Billion by 2025 -”DFC”
- (14/10/20) DFC Backs $1.55 Million for Tulu Moye Power Project in Ethiopia -”DFC”
EBRD
FinDev Canada
SIFEM
- (14/09/20) SIFEM invests USD 8 million in Myanmar — first SIFEM investment for microfinance in Myanmar | -”SIFEM — Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets”
- (12/10/20) SIFEM is supporting microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean by committing USD 10m to Locfund Next | -”SIFEM — Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets”
- (07/10/20) SIFEM’s investments in Ukraine — a story of resilience in the face of adversity | SIFEM — Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets — “SIFEM — Swiss Investment Fund For Emerging Markets”
- (30/09/20) CHAMPIONING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES For Women In Africa — First 2X FlagShip Fund -”SIFEM — Swiss Investment Fund For Emerging Markets”
Misc content in development finance
- (16/10/20) What Will Indonesia’s Internet Economy Look Like? -”The Diplomat”
- (16/10/20) The Age of Limited Globalization Is Upon Us -”The Diplomat”
- (15/10/20) African expansion to come as Bonfiglioli rides V-shaped recovery -”TheAfricaReport”
- (14/10/20) Video| Investing in Africa’s Future — Meet Diana Njuguna, Africa Investment Advisor at the DFC — “YouTube”
- (14/10/20) Zambia’s debt demand shows limits of China’s chequebook diplomacy -”TheAfricaReport”
- (13/10/20) Uzbekistan Teams Up With China on Poverty Reduction -”The Diplomat”
- (13/10/20) Greenlight Planet seeks financing to support solar power expansion -”TheAfricaReport”
- (12/10/20) Why German insurer Allianz is moving to East Africa -”TheAfricaReport”
Misc content around technology of interest
- (16/10/20) Nigeria: $200m Paystack/Stripe deal is a tip-off for global investors -”TheAfricaReport”
- (16/10/20) Kazakhstan’s Fintech Group Lists in the London Stock Exchange -”The Diplomat”
- (14/10/20) Nordic-African Business Webcast 2020 Told Africa Will Prioritise Digitisation Across Sectors -”TheFinTechTimes”
- (14/10/20) Banking on Fintech in the New Normal -”TheFintechTimes”
- (14/10/20) How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation -”The New York Times”
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The Economist
- (17/10/20) Why securing debt forgiveness for poor countries is so hard -”The Economist”
- (17/10/20) Low interest rates leave savers with few good options -”The Economist”
- (03/10/20) Myanmar’s government makes life difficult for Western investors -”The Economist”
- (15/10/20) Can China’s reported growth be trusted? -”The Economist”
Financial Times
- (18/10/20) Transparency offers way out of Zambia debt crisis -”Financial Times”
- (18/10/20) Ant faces challenge in reviving global expansion -” Financial Times”
- (15/10/20) Developing economies must not succumb to export pessimism -”Financial Times”
- (14/10/20) Zambia warns it is preparing for default -”Financial Times”
- (11/10/20) Why start-ups are more likely to dodge greenwashing label -”Financial Times”
- (11/10/20) Funders find ways to offer capital in emerging markets, despite Covid -”Financial Times”
- (11/10/20) Impact investment gains from improving measures of success and failure -”Financial Times”
- (11/10/20) Social impact bonds boost literacy and numeracy but can they scale? -”Financial Times”
- (11/10/20) Moral Money: Impact Investing -”Financial Times”
Impact Alpha
- (16/10/20) The Week in impact investing: Scenarios -”Impact Alpha”
- (15/10/20) Evolve Credit raises early funding to help Nigerians navigate fintech options -”Impact Alpha”
Enjoy.
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