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Investing in Climate and Development: The Evolving Role of the International Financial and Tax Architectures
Addressing the intertwined challenges of climate change and growth in emerging and developing economies requires an urgent and unprecedented increase Read more
Are Multilateral Development Banks Big Enough, and How Can We Tell?
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary When governments met for the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Read more
Multilateral Development Banks and Financing for Development: The Role of Resource Needs Reviews
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) play a key role providing developing countries with affordable, long-term finance. In 2024, to help meet Read more
The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations for a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy
Developing countries are facing dramatic debt and development crises where, to meet obligations to their external creditors, debt-distressed countries are Read more
Lighting Up Africa: Chinese Development Finance’s Impact on Energy Poverty
By Yan Wang and Yinyin Xu Energy poverty remains a persistent and widespread development challenge across Africa, where more than Read more
Empowering Africa: The Impact of China’s Power Finance on Energy Poverty
Energy poverty is a pervasive and persistent development issue in Africa. Despite the continent’s rich natural resources, the “resource curse” Read more
FAQs: What Can be Expected from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development?
By Tim Hirschel-Burns The highly anticipated Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) will take place from June 30 Read more
The Cost of Inaction: Explaining Africa’s Debt Distress in 10 Charts — and Five Fixes for the G20
By Marina Zucker-Marques The African continent holds immense potential for sustainable development. It is rich in renewable energy resources—home to Read more
Global Financial Safety Net Tracker Database Methodology Guidebook, 2025
The Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) is a set of institutions and mechanisms that provide insurance against crises and financing Read more
Peer-to-Peer Lending: China’s Overseas Development Finance Pivots to National and Regional Development Banks
For over 15 years, China has been a vital source of development finance for low- and middle-income countries around the Read more