3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 20

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

IFC and World Bank

• (16.05.22) IFC Partners with Rameda to Green its Operations in Egypt | IFC
• (18.05.22) IFC and Mphanda Nkuwa Implementation Office Sign Agreement to Support the Development of a 1,500 MW Hydropower Project in Mozambique | IFC
• (19.05.22) Climate Explainer: Nature-Based Solutions | The World Bank
• (19.05.22) IFC, Acelera Angola Partner to Boost Startup Ecosystem in Angola, Support Tech Entrepreneurs | IFC
• (19.05.22) IFC, U.N. to Support Stock Exchanges in Advancing SDGs and Climate Efforts | IFC

ADB

• (18.05.22) Navigating the Challenges to a Clean Energy Future | Asian Development Bank

AfDB

• (16.05.22) Africa will take off when women are empowered economically—AfDB President | BusinessGhana
• (17.05.22) COP 15: A story of hope emerges around Africa’s ‘audacious’ Great Green Wall | African Development Bank
• (18.05.22) Towards an integrated and climate-resilient Africa and a just energy transition | African Development Bank

EBRD

• (16.05.22) Building climate-resilient ports in Morocco | ESI Africa
• (19.05.22) INTERVIEW: Energy security, capital markets in EBRD's focus in SEE | Renewables Now
• (19.05.22) EBRD boosts SME access to finance in Egypt | EBRD
• (20.05.22) EBRD wants transparent PV supply chain, excludes some Chinese manufacturers from financing | pv magazine International

British International Investment (CDC Group)

• (15.05.22) BII pledges $220m. to improve high-quality internet in Kenya | Ventureburn
• (17.05.22) British International Investment and Citi agree $100 million risk-sharing facility to unlock supply chain finance for African businesses | British International Investment
• (19.05.22) UK DFI hails completion of 250 MW of renewables in Pakistan | Renewables Now
• (19.05.22) VIDEO: Accelerating digital transformation for sustainable economic development | British International Investment
• (19.05.22) VIDEO: How do we add to what private investors are doing? | British International Investment
• (19.05.22) British International Investment celebrates completion of Atlas Solar PV project and Pakistan wind power projects | British International Investment

DFC

• (17.05.22) DFC faces China forced-labor challenges with solar investments | Devex

FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank

• (17.05.22) VIDEO: Funding start-ups in Africa: FMO keen to loan start-up in Africa | YouTube

Finnfund

• (23.05.22) Citrus and fresh-produce exporter Lona Group uses expansion capital to make the business more climate resilient | Finnfund

Norfund

• (19.05.22) The Climate Investment Fund is Operative | Norfund

UN

• (18.05.22) Opinion: UNOPS probe shows need for impact-investing accountability | Devex

Misc Content in Development Finance

• (13.05.22) VIDEO: Heads Of Development Finance institutions Meet To Strengthen Collaboration | YouTube
• (16.05.22) Will emerging markets roar back after their 'lost decade'? | EFT Stream
• (18.05.22) Could Market Turmoil Hurt Emerging Manager Programs? | Institutional Investor
• (19.05.22) PODCAST: Financial inclusion and sustainable, inclusive growth in action | McKinsey
• (19.05.22) We must extend financial inclusion to the most vulnerable | World Economic Forum
• (19.05.22) 3 steps to identify the most impactful companies to invest in | Fast Company
• (20.05.22) The 5 Largest Emerging Market ETFs and What to Know About Them | Nasdaq

Misc Technology

• (17.05.22) Ugandan fintech startup Eversend plots growth in 2022 after reaching sustainability | Disrupt Africa

Misc Gender

• (16.05.22) Female?Startups?Fight ‘Tomato Seller’?Cliche?for?Funds in Africa | BNN Bloomberg
• (16.05.22) How education can boost financial inclusion of women | Business Daily
• (17.05.22) The Gender Lens within Kenya Climate Ventures Investment Process | Kenya Climate Ventures
• (21.05.22) Invest in women and diverse entrepreneurs to boost post-COVID recovery | World Economic Forum

Misc Sustainability

• (16.05.22) VIDEO: How capital markets can create a sustainable future | World Economic Forum
• (19.05.22) 7 sustainable finance challenges to fix global inequality | World Economic Forum
• (22.05.22) VIDEO: EU now commits EUR 4 billion to climate change recovery projects | The Standard

Upcoming Webinars

• 2022: Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2022 | The Social Enterprise Magazine | Pioneers Post
• November 9-11, 2022: FinTech LIVE 2022

Upcoming Conferences

• May 23-27. 2022, 2022 Annual Meetings from in Accra, Ghana | African Development Bank
• June 21-24 , 2022, Brussels: Africa Energy Forum 2022 - Africa for Africa: Building Energy in the Just Transition

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