3 mins in Development Finance/ wk 32

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

IFC and World Bank

• (08.08.22) IFC Delivers Record Financing in Support for Private Sector Development in East Asia and the Pacific as New Regional VP Sets to Work | IFC
• (08.08.22) Vietnam's economic growth forecast at 7.5% in 2022: World Bank | VietnamPlus
• (08.08.22) IFC Fosters Climate Action with a Focus on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in South Asia as New Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific Begins Work | IFC
• (08.08.22) Four steps to address Africa’s urgent financing needs | World Economic Forum
• (11.08.22) A $45 million Investment in Fiscal Year 2022 Boosts Goal to Reach Over 30,000 Small Businesses in Nepal | IFC

ADB

• (09.08.22) ADB Calls for Expanded Efforts to Address Water Security and Resilience in Asia and Pacific | Asian Development Bank

AfDB

• (10.08.22) African Development Bank and partners discuss Africa’s potential to leverage green minerals for the energy transition | African Development Bank
• (10.08.22) RECORDINGS/VIDEOS: ‘Sobering’ African Economic Outlook strikes a chord with US and UK stakeholders | African Development Bank

British International Investment (CDC Group)

• (09.08.22) UK Investor to Focus on Funding Finance, Infrastructure in Kenya | BNN Bloomberg
• (11.08.22) PODCAST: Addressing gender-based violence and harassment | British International Investment

FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank

• (12.08.22) REPORT: FMO 2022 interim report: increased uncertainty, sustained ambitions | FMO

Misc Content in Development Finance

• (09.08.22) Why are emerging markets performing so poorly? | FTAdviser

Misc Technology

• (10.08.22) Financial Inclusion in Africa with Blockchain Technology: The Truth | Medium
• (10.08.22) QED makes its first African investment, backing Nigerian fintech TeamApt in $50M+ deal | TechCrunch

Misc Sustainability

• (08.08.22) ESG investing faces a reckoning: Is there a sustainable future behind it?, Wealth & Investing | The Business Times
• (08.08.22) The blue economy and how it helps the planet | Santander
• (08.08.22) ESG agenda growing in importance | New Straits Times
• (09.08.22) Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets Can Help Returns and Make a Difference | Morningstar

Upcoming Webinars

• August 22, 2022: TICAD8 Official Side Event: Accelerating Clean Energy Access with Climate Finance | 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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