3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 13

My weekly reading list for those interested in development finance and Impact investing focused on developing countries.

IFC and World Bank

• (28.03.22) IFC’s Managing Director Makhtar Diop Concludes Five-Day Visit to Senegal, Highlights Opportunity to Strengthen Engagements | IFC
• (28.03.22) World Bank Vice President Visits Djibouti, Reaffirms Support to Resilient and Inclusive Growth | The World Bank
• (29.03.22) Niger: Building Economic Resilience to Shocks | The World Bank
• (29.03.22) IFC, KixiCrédito Partner to Boost Access to Digital Financial Services in Angola | IFC
• (30.03.22) IFC and AboitizPower Join Hands to Explore Renewable Energy Potential in the Philippines | IFC
• (31.03.22) Investors Join Landmark Wildlife Conservation Bond to Support Black Rhinos and Local Communities in South Africa | The World Bank
• (31.03.22) New Program will Reduce Water Scarcity, Protect Ecosystems in China’s Yellow River Basin | The World Bank
• (31.03.22) World Bank Helps Bangladesh Strengthen Fiscal and Financial Sector Policies and Resilience to Economic Shocks | The World Bank
• (01.04.22) IFC Helps Boost Competitiveness and Drive Sustainable Growth in Cambodia’s Garment Sector | IFC
• (03.04.22) $110M funding to empower MSMEs in Philippines | The Manila Times

IFC / FMO

• (28.03.22) IFC, FMO-Backed Fund Seeks $200 Million for East Africa Ventures | Bloomberg

ADB

• (28.03.22) ADB: Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond issuance strongly surges | World | Vietnam+
• (28.03.22) Environmental Sustainability, Inclusion Vital for Recovery from COVID-19 for SDGs, says ADB–UN Report | Asian Development Bank
• (30.03.22) PODCAST: Women’s Economic Empowerment in Asia After COVID-19 by Asia's Developing Future | Asian Development Bank
• (31.03.22) ADB Supports Trade Facilitation in Bangladesh | Asian Development Bank | Asian Development bank
• (31.03.22) ADB and HSBC India Establish $100 Million Partial Guarantee Program for Microfinance in India | Asian Development Bank
• (31.03.22) REPORT: Lao PDR Reforms Boosted Business Development, but More Needs to be Done — New Report | Asian Development Bank
• (03.04.22) PhilSA, USAID and ADB seek innovations for Internet access in remote areas in PHL | BusinessMirror

AfDB

• (28.03.22) Program to empower women cross-border traders in Liberia and Sierra Leone receives $4.2 million boost | African Development Bank
• (30.03.22) AfDB pledges over $1 Bln to support Morocco’s climate resilience for inclusive development | The North Africa Post
• (31.03.22) AfDB commits $2.8 billion towards achieving net-zero emissions | The Guardian Nigeria News
• (31.03.22) The African Development Fund: 50 years of making a difference | African Development Bank
• (01.04.22) Zimbabwe: Local firms receive boost as African Development Bank approves $7.5 million trade finance guarantee facility for Central Africa Building Society | African Development Bank

EIB

• (28.03.22) Egypt, EIB discuss future cooperation in different economic sectors | Daily News Egypt
• (31.03.22) EIB issues new 10-year Kangaroo CAB | EIB

British International Investment (CDC Group)

• (31.03.22) British International Investment bets $89 mn to scale India’s green energy space | VCCircle

DEG

• (01.04.22) DEG finances PET recycling expansion in India | DEG

DFC

• (28.03.22) U.S. Government Supports Newly Launched Temane Energy Projects | African Business
• (29.03.22) Readout of DFC CEO Nathan’s Virtual Meeting with Singapore Permanent Secretary for Trade and Industry Gabriel Lim | DFC
• (29.03.22) US backs Mozambique's energy security projects | ESI Africa

Finnfund

• (29.03.22) Meet the Investor: Johanna Raehalme, Finnfund | Disrupt Africa

PROPARCO

• (29.04.22) Proparco supports CRDB Bank's commitment towards MSMEs in Tanzania | Proparco

Swedfund

• (29.03.22) Swedfund supports Indian micro-entrepreneurs | Swedfund

Misc Content in Development Finance

• (29.03.22) Four Real Assets For Impact Investing | Forbes
• (29.03.22) Opinion: What development finance institutions don’t want you to know | Devex
• (31.03.22) This Could Be Pivotal to Fortunes of Emerging Markets Stocks | Nasdaq
• (01.04.22) VIDEO: How to Measure the Impact of Impact Investing | Middle Market Growth
• (02.04.22) Firm boosts financial inclusion with simplified initiatives | Vanguard News

Misc Technology

• (27.03.22) Fintech Roundup: Will financial technology startups dodge the venture slowdown? | TechCrunch
• (28.03.22) How does digital lending act as a bridge towards financial inclusion? | The Times of India
• (30.03.22) Fintechs, the game changer when it comes to financial inclusion | ThePaypers

Misc Gender

• (27.03.22) Breaking Gender Inequality with Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | Analytics Insight
• (31.03.22) Reporting on Gender Equity Is a Key Step to Improving Diversity, Upward Mobility for Women | Morningstar

Misc Sustainability

• (29.03.22) [Funding alert] GEF Capital raises nearly $200M for its climate-focused SAGF II Fund | YourStory
• (31.03.22) Asia buyout deals reach $46.5bn in record first quarter | Financial Times
• (31.03.22) An Inconvenient Truth About ESG Investing | Harvard Business Review
• (31.03.22) As good as gold? Bullion funds grapple with ethical investing | Reuters
• (31.03.22) Impact investing: investors prioritise social factors over environmental ones | Fool UK

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• (29.03.22) FMO offers $15.7m equity financing to India’s North East Small Finance Bank | Deal Street Asia
• (29.03.22) GEF Capital marks final close of $200 mn fundraise in second climate-focused fund | Mint
• (29.03.22) The next generation of impact investing opportunities | Financial Time Adviser
• (01.04.22) IFC mulls up to $25m commitment to KV Asia's $300m second fund | Deal Street Asia
• (02.04.22) Value Investing Is Back. But How Do You Choose the Right ETF? | Wall Street Journal

Upcoming Webinars

• March 31, 2022: Events week of 28 March | Norfund
• 2022: Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2022 | The Social Enterprise Magazine | Pioneers Post
• November 9-11, 2022: FinTech LIVE 2022

Upcoming Conferences

• April 11-2, 2022, Amsterdam: Solar is Bankable: so what does the Future of Energy hold? | FMO
• June 21-24 , 2022, Brussels: Africa Energy Forum 2022 - Africa for Africa: Building Energy in the Just Transition

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