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devex.com
How can we redesign development finance for a new era?

#DevexImpactHouse #developmentfinance #globaldevelopment
September 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
femmythewissen.bsky.social
8/ Let’s keep the momentum going.

#FfD4 #DevelopmentFinance #Multilateralism #ODA #UNTaxConvention #DebtCrisis #ClimateFinance
April 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
globalpolicyforum.bsky.social
We need more and better international public #DevelopmentFinance!
#FfD4 can improve development cooperation in the following ways:
*Stabilization through the legalization of development cooperation
*Clarity in reportings
*Improve effectiveness

#ODA #FfD #Fin4Dev #WeNeedFfD #FinancingForDevelopment
March 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
britishintinv.bsky.social
World Bank’s Anna Bjerde speaks with our CEO Leslie Maasdorp about the evolving role of DFIs.

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#DevelopmentFinance #PrivateCapital #Mission300 #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvesting #AfricaDevelopment
Mission 300: Partnering to Unlock Private Investment | Talking Development
YouTube video by World Bank
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June 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
publishwhatyoufund.bsky.social
Great to see such a busy room for the launch of the 2025 #DFITransparency Index launch at @odi.global with
@gjforster.bsky.social presenting the results.

#2025Index #developmentfinance
June 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
britishintinv.bsky.social
Climate change is the challenge of our time.

BII is investing in solutions from renewables to resilient infrastructure and driving real impact across Africa and Asia.

Explore our 2024 Annual Review: ar2024.bii.co.uk

#AnnualReview2024 #ClimateFinance #BII #ImpactInvesting #DevelopmentFinance
July 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
erikasouklaye.bsky.social
Immensely proud to see the very clear role @uncdf.bsky.social plays to unlock opportunities and make capital flow in places largely considered unbankable.

Have a read and reach out!
#developmentfinance #blendedfinance #missingmiddle
uncdf.bsky.social UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · Apr 11
What happens when markets are too fragile, and risk too high— even for concessional capital?

🔗 bit.ly/4ih3OrU 👉 a powerful reflection by our Executive Secretary, inspired by a @financialtimes.com op-ed by World Bank President Ajay Banga.
April 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
eurodadnews.bsky.social
#Aid is facing historic cuts, declining quality & a growing shift from “donors to investors" 👎

📌 Join us on 7 May to explore what these changes mean in practice and share ideas for a new vision for the future.

Register now: www.eurodad.org/aid_event_2026
#AidCuts #DevelopmentFinance
April 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
sonykapoor.bsky.social
Would especially welcome reactions from people working on:
climate finance, MDB reform, guarantees, blended finance, institutional capital mobilisation, EMDE investment, and local-currency finance.
#ClimateFinance #BlendedFinance #DevelopmentFinance #EMDEs #MDBs #Guarantees #DFIs
March 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM
wiltonpark.bsky.social
🗨️ 'We are at a moment where public finance is scarce in many countries.'

@hanspeterlankes.bsky.social discusses the growing importance of the private sector to international development finance.

🤝 @britishintinv.bsky.social I @UK FCDO

#development #developmentfinance
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
ccsi-columbia.bsky.social
Why is risk in EMDEs overstated—and what can be done?
Our #BlendedFinance101 series breaks down how risk is mispriced & structurally reinforced.
📘 ccsi.columbia.edu/content/prom...
➕ ccsi.columbia.edu/content/lowe...
#DevelopmentFinance #CostOfCapital #EMDEs #BlendedFinance @climate.columbia.edu
July 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
dalberg-global.bsky.social
Dalberg Partners Kusi H., Marcos Paya, and Rachna Saxena reflect on how we can move past ‘leverage’ as the primary scoreboard in financing models to whether the investment truly improved lives.
#BlendedFinance #ImpactInvesting #DevelopmentFinance #SDGs #FinanceForGood #COP30
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
antaranews-gong25.bsky.social
At #ECOSOC, France expressed strong support for the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), stressing the need for scientific data and comprehensive indicators, arguing that GNI alone is insufficient to determine aid eligibility for SIDS. #MVI #SIDS #DevelopmentFinance #GlobalEquity
July 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
britishintinv.bsky.social
Join us on Friday 4 July, 10am–12pm BST for our Annual Review. CEO Leslie Maasdorp and Chair Diana Layfield will reflect on a year shaped by bold action, deep partnerships, and meaningful impact.
Register here: lnkd.in/eTPPWJkH
#ImpactInvesting #DevelopmentFinance #BoldImpact #BII
June 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
karindemir.bsky.social
In numbers: Africa’s off-grid solar revolution is boosting electricity access. Now here’s a brilliant opportunity to finance African development projects! #developmentfinance #solar #seedfunding theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/03/i...
In numbers: Africa's off-grid solar revolution is boosting electricity access
Mini-grids and household solar solutions now account for more than half of all new electricity connections in sub-Saharan Africa.
theprogressplaybook.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
researchpodcasts.bsky.social
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/0pGe...

#GlobalAidRethink #GlobalDevelopment #InternationalDevelopment #DevelopmentFinance #Podcast
Development Finance in a New Era: The Financialisation of Global Aid
Global Aid Rethink · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
iobua.bsky.social
🏙️ Cities, climate, and governance at EADI/IOB 2026!

🗓️ Abstracts close 21 Dec 2025
📍 Antwerp, Belgium
👉 https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#UrbanFutures #ClimateJustice #YouthVoices #DevelopmentFinance #EADI2026

@eadi.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
nextbillion.bsky.social
Good news from ESG News: #UK Pledges £7.2 Million to Support #Nature Positive Economies in #DevelopingCountries:

bit.ly/4gOnzXE

#biodiversity #DevelopmentFinance #SustainableBusiness #SustainableFinance #EmergingMarkets #conservation #NatureBasedSolutions
UK Pledges £7.2 Million to Support Nature Positive Economies in Developing Countries
£7.2M allocated to the International Nature Positive Economy Programme, targeting sustainable development in low and lower-middle income nations.
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January 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
snv.org
🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽-𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 @devex.com: SNV CEO @sioconnell.bsky.social & EDFI CEO David Kuijper argue that EU institutions must step up to ensure that #DevelopmentFinance is fit for purpose in today’s world. Blended finance can mobilise capital effectively and at scale. Read:
Opinion: Aid cuts in US, UK, and beyond mean EU institutions must step up
As aid cuts from the U.S., U.K., and other European countries bite, European Union institutions must lead reform and fill the funding gap in global development.
www.devex.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
nextbillion.bsky.social
Learning from the Corporate Playbook: Why NGOs Must Claim a Niche to Survive the Aid Recession

nextbillion.net/learning-fro...

#NGO #GlobalDevelopment #capital #EmergingMarkets #socinn #business #AidFunding #economy #grants #DevelopmentFinance #impinv #ImpactBonds #corporations
August 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
findevlab.bsky.social
9/ 🔗 Read the full paper 👇
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#ClimateFinance #BlendedFinance #SustainableFinance #DevelopmentFinance #ClimateAction
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March 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
britishintinv.bsky.social
Our CEO Leslie Maasdorp spoke to Raj Kumar at Devex recently about the role of development finance in the run up to the Financing for Development conference.
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/xfj_z0D8HV0
#ClimateFinance #GlobalSouth #DevelopmentFinance #BIIImpact
Bridging the Finance Gap on the Road to Sevilla: Pro Briefing with Leslie Maasdorp
YouTube video by Devex
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June 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
growamerica.org
Grow America and the Council of Development Finance Agencies are joining forces through a new strategic partnership to strengthen community and economic development nationwide. #DevelopmentFinance #EconomicDevelopment
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
devex.com
Devex’s @advasal.bsky.social examines multilateral development banks' evolving role as they navigate mounting pressure, ongoing internal reforms, and critical questions over the future of development financing.

#MDBs #developmentfinance #aidcuts #globaldevelopment
August 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
britishintinv.bsky.social
TymeBank now has 10M customers. As an early investor, its extraordinary growth is something we're proud of.

Leanne as she explains what it is to be a TymeBank customer and the impact it has made on her finances shorturl.at/JGZ5W

#FinancialInclusion #AfricaRising #SouthAfrica #DevelopmentFinance
TymeBank: Digital financial Inclusion for Africa - Leanne
YouTube video by British International Investment
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February 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM