Turning global finance reform into results for people and planet
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UNFPA's matching fund has been successful in getting 36 governments to allocate additional domestic resources for reproductive health commodities. A Gates Foundation-funded pilot is looking at how that can be replicated for maternal, newborn, and child health.
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Backed by $10 billion in guarantees, a new initiative will help public development banks issue green bonds and access cheaper finance for climate-vulnerable countries.
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AFC's Samaila Zubairu wants to help the continent fund its own development.
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Across Africa, regional banks and insurers are merging credit, insurance, and local capital to protect...
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For the last three years, this U.N. agency has been tapping private markets to reach millions...
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Redefining risk perceptions is crucial for unlocking private capital in emerging markets.
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The Trump administration’s vision for an “America First” world is often misunderstood, the Republican...
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Opinion: The South African G20 presidency secured a full consensus declaration that put Africa center stage despite U.S. opposition. The real task is maintaining this crucial momentum for sustainable development.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation has made significant changes to its scorecard, paving the way for more countries to meet the requirements and qualify for funding.
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S&P Global Ratings has changed the way it evaluates MDB risk, and says it could unlock up to $800 billion.
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Alexia Latortue, former U.S. Treasury lead on World Bank, said reforms show change is possible....
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond — infrastructure with sustainability at its core. It began operations in Beijing in 2016 and has since grown to 110 approved members worldwide.
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The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is a multilateral development bank with an exclusively social mandate from its 43 member countries. Established in 1956, the CEB finances investment and provides technical assistance in social sectors such as education, health and affordable housing, while focusing on the needs of vulnerable people, as well as on the social dimensions of climate change and the environment.
The Finance in Common Summit (FiCS), launched in 2020 by the World Federation of Development Finance Institutions, the Multilateral Development Banks and the International Development Finance Club, is the global movement bringing together all 536+ public development banks (PDBs) in the world—encompassing international, regional, national, subnational institutions and their partners. Its objective is to strengthen partnerships among PDBs to accelerate the convergence toward shared standards and best practices, to support banks’ commitments to shift their strategies toward sustainability, and to give PDBs more visibility in global fora discussing international policy issues.
