3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 34

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

IFC and World Bank

• (22.08.22) World Bank economist fears repeat of '80s debt crises | Nikkei Asia
• (24.08.22) ERD requests WB to confirm budgetary-support credit early | The Financial Express
• (24.08.22) REPORT: Taking Stock: Vietnam Economic Growth Update, August 2022 | The World Bank
• (28.08.22) REPORT: Key Highlights: Country Climate and Development Report for Nepal | The World Bank

ADB

• (22.08.22) VIDEO: Critics say China no longer needs aid, ADB considers ending new loans | YouTube
• (23.08.22) ADB, USAID Partner to Help Pacific Strengthen Community Resilience and Governance | Asian Development Bank
• (24.08.22) VIDEO: Pandemic Sets Back Fight Against Poverty in Asia by At Least 2 Years, Has Likely Hurt Social Mobility | Asian Development Bank
• (24.08.22) Pandemic sets back Asia-Pacific's poverty fight by 2 years - ADB | Reuters
• (25.08.22) ADB Provides $100 Million in Emergency Support to Mongolia | Asian Development Bank

AfDB

• (23.08.22) Burkina Faso: More than 30,000 new electricity connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso established through an African Development Fund project | African Development Bank
• (23.08.22) African Development Bank optimistic about economic prospects for southern Africa region | African Development Bank
• (24.08.22) Zimbabwe: Senior African Development Bank officials highlight private sector development, renewable energy opportunities | African Development Bank
• (26.08.22) Nigeria: Stakeholders endorse African Development Bank country strategy, urge greater engagement with Diaspora | African Development Bank
• (27.08.22) Africa’s Record Private Investment in infrastructure in 2020 sends strong signal, African Development Bank Vice President (VP) tells Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) panel | African Business
• (28.08.22) Japan and the African Development Bank announce up to $5 billion in support for Africa’s private sector | African Development Bank

EBRD

• (22.08.22) EBRD helps Moroccan furniture maker improve competitiveness and energy efficiency | EBRD

EIB

• (23.08.22) EIB’s new USD 4bn 5-year Global is the largest-ever SAB | EIB

British International Investment (CDC Group)

• (26.08.22) Assessing impact and risk when deploying catalytic capital | British International Investment
• (28.08.22) PODCAST: Gambling on development: Investing in fragile states | British International Investment

FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank

• (26.08.22) FMO and partners lead in supporting the next generation of early-stage African tech startups | FMO

Norfund

• (23.08.22) Norfund, KLP invest in 420-MW Indian solar project of Enel | Renewables Now

Misc Content in Development Finance

• (22.08.22) How inclusive is the concept of Financial Inclusion in the era of Open Banking/Finance | FinExtra

Misc Technology

• (21.08.22) Big Tech teases US relocation to African developers | Quartz Africa
• (22.08.22) 5 fintech execs unpack financial inclusion in Africa | Ventureburn
• (22.08.22) Africa Data Centres uses strategic investment from United States International Development Finance Corporation to expand operations | African Business
• (25.08.22) Africa Data Centre's $300 Million Expansion Plans Get More Specific, as New Details Are Revealed | Tech In Africa
• (28.08.22) Fintechs Accelerating Financial Inclusion | BW Disrupt

Misc Gender

• (24.08.22) The gender issue, and rethinking net-zero | MIT Technology Review

Misc Sustainability

• (22.08.22) Norway announces 49 pc stake in solar power plant in Rajasthan developed by Italian Enel | ANI News
• (24.08.22) Should investors expect to earn high returns on sustainable investments? | PRI
• (24.08.22) Nigeria secures a record USD 3 billion towards implementation of its net-zero by 2060 ambition | East African Business Week
• (25.08.22) You Can't Paint Sustainable Investments With Broad ESG Strokes | ETF Trends

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• (24.08.22) UK-Backed Africa Infrastructure Fund Plans to Raise $500 Million | Bloomberg
• (24.08.22) Emerging Markets Burn Through Currency Reserves as Crisis Risks Grow | Wall Street Journal

Upcoming Webinars

• August 22, 2022: TICAD8 Official Side Event: Accelerating Clean Energy Access with Climate Finance | African Development Bank
• September 15-17, 2022: Save the Date: African Development Fund replenishment meeting | African Development Bank
• 2022: Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2022 | The Social Enterprise Magazine | Pioneers Post
• November 9-11, 2022: FinTech LIVE 2022

Upcoming Conferences

• August 30, 2022, Det Gamle Biblioteket: Norfund conference 2022: Challenges and Dilemmas | Norfund
• October 10-11, 2022: AFSIC 2022 – Africa’s investment event to showcase opportunities | How we Made it in Africa
• October 24-28, 2022, Luxembourg: Catapult: Inclusion Africa

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