3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 04
My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.
IFC and World Bank
- (-.01.21) VIDEO - The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021: The Potential to Scale | WB
- (-.01.21) REPORTS - Navigating through COVID-19: Country snapshots on how the pandemic affected MSMEs in the Middle East and Africa | IFC
- (-.01.21) An Rx to Overhaul Hospital Operations | IFC
- (-.01.21) Impact at IFC: In Afghanistan, Women Entrepreneurs Keep the Dream Alive | IFC
- (20.01.21) New IFC Initiative Helps Banks in Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, Egypt Scale Climate Finance | IFC
- (21/01/21) Accelerating Digitalization Across the Maritime Supply Chain | WB
- (25.01.21) IFC Invests in Capital Fund to Support SMEs in Central America, Boost Economic Resilience in the Region | IFC
- (25.01.21) VIDEO - World Bank Cautious on 2021 Economic Outlook | Bloomberg
- (25.01.21) UPDATE 1-IFC gives loan, may acquire stake in Ukraine's Ukrgasbank | Reuters
- (26.01.21) IFC and Leadway Vie Partner to Expand Access to Life Insurance to Women in C?te d’Ivoire | IFC
- (26.01.21) Economic Inclusion Programs Now Benefit 92 Million People Worldwide | WB
- (26.01.21) IFC mulls $100m investment in Eight Capital-JC Flowers joint India distressed asset fund | Deal Street Asia
- (27.01.21) VIDEO - ESG in the tech space: insights from IFC's experts | Microsoft Reactor Channel - YouTube
- (27.01.21) IFC Provides Loan to Support Tanzanian Glassmaker Kioo Amid COVID-19 Challenges | IFC
- (27.01.21) IFC, FMO Announce Loan to Support South Africa’s Blueberry Industry, Protect Jobs and Exports | IFC
- (28.01.21) Good digital ID needs great data protection | WB Blog
- (28.01.21) IFC Education Webinar Series Digital Transformation in Global Higher Education | IFC Conference & Events, Vimeo
- (29.01.21) World Bank: Covid-19 Remittance Flows to Shrink 14% by 2021 | The Fintech Times
- (31.01.21) World Bank's IFC to invest $45 million equity in upGrad Education | Business Standard News
ADB
- (25.01.21) ADB Calls for Far-Reaching Reforms to Build Resilient Education Systems Amid COVID-19 | Asian Development Bank
- (25.01.21) ADB lists 10-year masala bonds worth Rs 300 crore on India INX | Business Today
- (26.01.21) ADB Supporting Environmental Improvement and Green Development in Xiangxi, Hunan, PRC | Asian Development Bank
- (27.01.21) New ADB 5-Year Partnership Strategy to Lift Pakistan’s Growth, Resilience, and Competitiveness | Asian Development Bank
- (28.01.21) ADB Sells $4.5 Billion 5-Year Global Benchmark Bond | Asian Development Bank
AfDB
- (21.01.21) U.K Africa Investment Summit: Renewable energy critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, Panel says | AfDB
- (27.01.21) AfDB launches $25bn programme to help Africa adapt to climate change | Engineering News
- (27.01.21) African Development Bank-CIF climate resilient project in Zambia wins Water ChangeMaker Award | AfDB
- (28.01.21) African Development Bank’s Adaptation Benefits Mechanism helps to climate-proof Ivorian smallholder farms’ cocoa yields | AfDB
- (29.01.21) INTERVIEW-African Development Bank backs young 'agripreneurs' to beat climate change | Reuters
- (29.01.21) AfDB’s ‘Desert to Power’ programme finally coming to Nigeria, Adesina confirms | BusinessAM Live
- (29.01.21) VIDEO - Climate Adaptation Summit 2021: “Whole systems” approach to public-private cooperation for climate-resilient infrastructure in Africa urged | AfDB
EIB
- (26.01.21) Morocco: EIB and JA?DA sign finance contract to support microlending by microfinance institutions | EIB
- (28.01.21) EIB finance for Burkina Faso solar plant | pv magazine International
EBRD
- (15.01.21) EBRD provides US$ 58 million loan to Turk Ekonomi Bankasi | EBRD
- (26.01.21) EBRD shareholders approve membership of UAE | EBRD
- (27.01.21) EBRD Organises $4mn Financing Package for Green Technology Solutions in Tajikistan | EBRD
- (28.01.21) EBRD signs €20 million risk-sharing facility with Bank Attijari Tunisia| EBRD
- (29.01.21) What we’ve learnt from 10 years in the green bonds market | EBRD
AIIB
- (24.01.21) Pacific island nations turn to Beijing-backed AIIB as pandemic sinks economies | Reuters
- (25.01.21) Liberia Becomes AIIB’s 84th Member | Liberian Observer
- (25.01.21) VIDEO - How We Rebuild: A Conversation with President Jin Liqun on AIIB’s Fifth Anniversary| AIIB
- (25.01.21) VIDEO - AIIB Says Committed to Finance Climate Change Mitigation | BNN
- (26.01.21) Mobilization of Private Finance | AIIB LinkedIn post
- (29.01.21) China-initiated development bank helps transform lives | NewsIn.Asia
CDC
- (16.12.20) DOCUMENT - What is the impact of investing in manufacturing? | CDC Group
- (28.01.21) CDC announces US $30 million directed green lending facility to Tata Cleantech Capital Limited | CDC Group
- (28.01.21) What the pandemic has taught us about the challenges we urgently need to address | LinkedIn
DEG
- (06.01.21) Shoe production in Kenya provides career prospects |DEG Invest
- (20.01.21) VIDEO - Your Journey. Your Purpose. with Jessica Espinoza | YouTube, DEG
DFC
FMO
FinDEV
PROPARCO
- (19.01.21) Proparco and ACBA Bank cooperate to support SMEs and the agricultural sector in Armenia | Proparco
- (21.01.21) VIDEO - Access to Finance Program, Launch of Phase II, dedicated to Cambodia | PROPARCO, YouTube
- (25.01.21) PROPARCO Supports Microfinance Solidaire's Commitment to Financial Inclusion and Access to Energy | PROPARCO
UN
- (25/01/21) International Day of Education | UNESCO
- (26.01.21) High hopes and high expectations for climate finance | UNDP
- (29.01.21) Deutsche Bank spinoff IMP+ACT Alliance partners with UNDP | Finextra
- (31.01.21) Fair Finance: The women entrepreneurs lifting communities out of poverty | | UN News
Misc Content in Development Finance
- (19.01.21) Helping small businesses build financial resilience | World Economic Forum
- (22.01.21) A New Paradigm of African Agricultural Development | Bain & Company
- (25.01/21) How companies can accelerate racial justice in business | World Economic Forum
- (25.01.21) Hitachi Is Empowering Financial Inclusion & More With Next-Gen Financial Infrastructure | Bloomberg quint
- (25.01.21) A question of time: EU taxonomy sparks race among managers to improve ESG credentials | Investment Week
- (25.01.21) Multi-Specialty HealthCare Receives Growth Investment from Bain Capital Double Impact | PR Newswire
- (25.01.21) Unlocking financing for growth in Saint Lucia and beyond | World Economic Forum
- (26.01.21) Egypt using development finance to boost private sector-minister | Financial Post
- (26.01.21) VIDEO Banking & Financial Inclusion | The Wealth Gap
- (26.01.21) How IBM is using blockchain technology to boost financial inclusion in Thailand | YourStory
- (26.01.21) Qontigo Becomes a Principles for Responsible Investment Signatory | PRNewswire
- (26.01.21) ESG can be a framework for global corporate accountability | Fast Company
- (26.01.21) These investors want to back ‘ridiculously early’ female-led African startups | TechCrunch
- (26.01.21) Abbreviated White Paper — Proof of Impact | Proof of Impact, Medium
- (27.01.21) 13 impact Investing Leaders and Professionals Share Their Outlooks for 2021 | ForexToStocks
- (27.01.21) Future returns: how impact investors balance objectives | Private Equity News
- (27.01.21) INTERACTIVE - Who's funding the COVID-19 response and what are the priorities? | Devex
- (27.01.21) West Africa Trade & Investment Hub co-Invests with Cordaid | Africa Global Funds
- (27.01.21)Western Union Recognized with Inclusion in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index | Financial Post
- (27.01.21) Learn from history, says World Bank as global debt soars | World Economic Forum
- (27.01.21) Women of the World Endowment (WoWE) Welcomes Keitha Pansy as Managing Director | PR Newswire
- (27.01.21) The Social Impact of COVID-19 on Investments and Businesses| Morningstar
- (27.01.21) Yum! Brands Lands on 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index | QSR magazine
- (27.01.21) Funding for female-led start-ups: are accelerators widening the gender gap? | World Economic Forum
- (28.01.21) Partnering for impact in C?te d’Ivoire: a blueprint for public-private collaboration in education financing | Global Partnership for Education
- (28.01.21) Feel-good funds with positive returns draw legions of responsible investing fans | BNN Bloomberg
- (28.01.21) Novaremed Secures US $50 Million Capital Commitment from Global Emerging Markets | Business Wire
- (28.01.21) TD recognized for its efforts to advance women's equality by Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index | Newswire
- (29.01.21) FirstEnergy Earns 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index Designation | Nasdaq
- (29.01.21) Responsible investment: The SDG conundrum | EuroMoney
- (29.01.21) ESG ratings require rules, European regulators say | Advisor's Edge
- (30.01.21) Financial inclusion | The Statesman
- (30.01.21) INTERVIEW - Liza Horvath, Senior Advocate: Impact Investing in a time of need | Monterey Herald
Misc Technology
- (20.06.20) New global data reveal education technology’s impact on learning | McKinsey
- (-.01.21) Report – Pathways to Net Zero: A Decision Support Tool | The Transition Accelerator
- (16.01.21) Women in Agritech: These Women Entrepreneurs are Changing the Face Of Agriculture With Their Path-Breaking Solutions | Makers India
- (23.01.21) Electric shock and awe - A Tesla bull debates a Tesla bear | Business | The Economist
- (24.01.21) Tech is having a reckoning. Tech investors? Not so much. | MIT Technology Review
- (24.01.21) Democratisation of credit through digital lending | The Hindu BusinessLine
- (25.01.21) Visualized: A Global Risk Assessment of 2021 And Beyond | Visual Capitalist
- (25.01.21) China's Fintech Balancing Act | FinNews Asia
- (25.01.21) Tech Landscape 2020: A Recap of the Peaks and Troughs | LinkedIn
- (25.01.21) FinTech industry is poised for growth but what is the main focus? | Wealth Professional
- (25.01.21) With $25,000 each, FirstCheck is helping African women in tech rise above misrepresentation | TechCabal
- (27.01.21) Funding for female-led start-ups: are accelerators widening the gender gap? | World Economic Forum
- (27.01.21) Fintech Trends Making Waves In 2020 and Outlook For the Industry In 2021 |Entrepreneur India
- (27.01.21) China’s Crackdown Will Shake Up World’s Largest Fintech Market | BNN Bloomberg
- (29.01.21) From achiever to icon: Building on momentum from JAM and DBT, next phase in India to be about digital delivery | The Financial Express
- (29.01.21) Why 2021 will be an exciting year for FinTech | BetaKit
- (29.01.21) Dvara KGFS bags ‘Technology for Financial Inclusion’ award | The Hindu BusinessLine
- (30.01.21) Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending January 30, 2021 | Lend Academy
- (31.01.21) DFin Holding launches Egypt’s pioneering FinTech platform for tech-based financial services and announces establishment of the first Venture Debt Fund in the Region | EgyptToday
Misc Sustainability
- (07.11.20) The tortoise and the hare - How to hybridise batteries and supercapacitors | The Economist
- (-.01.21) Sustainable Finance – Ten trends for 2021 | UBS Global
- ( -.01.21) Our Year: 2020 | Fondation Botnar
- (20.01.21) VIDEO - Nature-Based Solutions as a Catalyst for Achieving Mutual Benefits for People, Nature, and Climate: Lessons learned from China and globally | International Institute for Sustainable Development
- (22.01.21) Asia Financial Forum “What’s Asia’s Role in Transition Financing Towards Net Zero” - HK Green Finance Association | HK Green Finance
- (22.01.21) VIDEO - Musk offers $100 mln prize for carbon capture | Reuters
- (24.01.21) Three sustainable investing themes for 2021 | The Bull
- (24.01.21) Sustainable investing may be the breakout star of 2021 | CityAM
- (25.01.21 ) Race to Resilience: Placing water at the heart of climate adaptation | by WWF on Medium
- (25.01.21) Europe must become global climate power | The Asset
- (25.01.21) HSBC GAM in sustainability drive with double healthcare hires | Investment Week
- (26.01.21) Ed's note: Predicting climate finance drivers in 2021 | ESI Africa
- (27.01.21) Biden directs billions in federal spending power to climate change | MIT Technology Review
- (27.01.21) EU Lender Loses ClientEarth Lawsuit as Eco Scrutiny Intensifies | Bloomberg Law
- (27.01.21) Scaling up sustainable investing in a post-pandemic world | Lombard Odier
- (27.01.21) US to end overseas fossil-fuel funding as rich world urged to boost climate finance | Reuters
- (28.01.21) Investors see green returns as renewable energy rises | Investment Executive
- (28.01.21) Manulife Investment Management's Global Intelligence report anticipates sustainable investing growth; forecasts economic recovery to pick up pace in second half of 2021 | Newswire
- (31.01.21) When is a sustainable fund sustainable? | The Bull
Voice your Opinions
Subscription Required
- (25.01.21) Investors warn of fintech bubble as valuations soar in US, Europe | Business Insider
- (25.01.21) Opinion: Before venture capital can have its full impact, it must fix its own equity issues | The Globe and Mail
- (27.01.21) IFC weighs $8m for Cambodia solar power plant of Thai-listed Prime Road Power | Deal Street Asia
- (29.01.21) Germany's DEG invests $22m in Openspace's third Southeast Asia fund | Deal Street Asia
- (29.01.21) Viewpoint: Making the case for SDG-aligned investing | Interviews | IPE
- (29.01.21) The Week in Impact Investing: Action | Impact Alpha
Upcoming Webinar & Investing Lab
- February 2, 2021: Event-Greater China Series: ESG & Sustainable Investing
- Discussion: "How HNW clients and Family Offices in Asia are adopting ESG & Sustainable Investment into their wealth management strategies."
- February 3, 2021: The Future of Impact Investing within Private Equity
- The Oxford Business Network for Finance is pleased to host Tim Farazmand and Beth Houghton to discuss 'The Future of Impact Investing within Private Equity.' This session is open to all Oxford students and alumni.
- February 4, 2021: Can Fintech bring financial inclusion to all? | American Banker
- "Financial inclusion is a key enabler to reducing poverty and Fintech is leading the way forward. New businesses and creative banking services are emerging with new means of providing financial services to the financially underserved. But technology is just part of the equation, not the whole solution. Join Daniel Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief of PaymentSource as he explores the issues surrounding financial services as infrastructure and how it can address the wealth gap in various communities with our special guests Wole Wole Coaxum, Founder & CEO of MoCaFi and Marc Weill, Partner & Senior Advisor at Two Sigma Ventures."
- February 4, 2021: Event - Social Impact Thursdays - How Social Impact is Financed
- "Esade Careers and The Esade Center for Social Impact are joining forces to shape a speaker′ series around “Career Development in Social Impact”. The objective of this speaker′ series is to connect you with “impact agents” to give you the opportunity to understand the Social Impact environment better, learn about possible career opportunities within this area and identify your own personal fit within the impact sector.
- This 3rd session will help you to discover how social impact is funded. Joining us will be Borja Garcia (Investment Manager at CDC Group, UK) , Alexandra Stettler (Impact and ESG Product Development at Credit Suisse) and Laura Cramer (Investment Manager at Rubio Venture Capital, The Netherlands)."
- February 8: ESG Investing Olympics: State of the sector - Charities - Cazenove Capital
- "In 2020 three mission led investors joined together to bring sustainable investing out of the shadows. The ‘ESG Investing Olympics’ was their public search for a purpose driven manager for a ￡34m investment mandate – avoiding greenwash and driving ESG best practice and positive impact.
- Join us for our webinar to hear from the mission led investors behind this radical new approach, as they share findings from 60 manager proposals submitted as part of the ESG Olympics. Their ‘state of the sector’ report looks at the good, the bad and the ugly of current sustainable investment practice."
Call for Essays for Conference
If you have suggestions for articles that should be featured in future lists, please drop me a note and follow me on LinkedIN.
Cybersecurity Thought Leader | Award-winning CISO | 10x Certified ISO/IEC Management System Lead Auditor (LA) & Lead Implementor (LI) | ISO 42001 (AI) | ISO 27001 (ISMS) | ISO 22301 (BCMS) | ISO 27701 (Privacy) |
3 年Excellent reading list Florian Kohler ... thank you !
Thank you for sharing our new white paper, Florian Kohler