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Climate Change
Why we can't stop the climate crisis without de-carbonizing cities
Cities are significant contributors to climate change, with 70% of global CO2 emissions coming from urban areas. Climate finance can help tackle this crisis.
Climate Change
How can poorer nations access climate adaptation funding?
According to Oxfam International, rich countries will continue to miss the longstanding pledge to give US$100 billion a year for the next four years.
Development Finance
China’s digital yuan app has now been used by 139 million people
Residents in 9 major Chinese cities have access to an E-CNY wallet, such as Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai, with the country acceleratuong toward a more digitized economy.
Development Finance
There is a way to invest profitably – and help save the world
The 1% SDG Club advocates for just 1% of global private sector capital to be put towards investments that will directly promote the UN's SDGs.
SDIS2021
How mobile banking is taking off in Côte d'Ivoire
In the West African country, 94% of its 1.5 million high school students pay their tuition via mobile money.
SDIS2021
Fostering sustainable development through open data for finance
Open data for finance, where financial data is shared digitally among financial institutions with limited effort or manipulation, is a powerful development tool that can benefit consumers...
Digital Inclusion
Innovative debt financing could close the digital access gap. Here’s how
Digital inclusion bonds can have a pivotal impact on building a more prosperous and equitable world.
Development Finance
4 reasons why blended finance is our best bet in adapting to climate change
Blended finance enables both the private and public sectors to benefit from investing in adaptation and allows for better risk management.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
From weather disruptions to food prices: a global warning for advanced economies
The expected significant rise in the frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme weather events could affect both advanced and developing economies.
United States
What is the US infrastructure bill? An expert explains
The US Senate has passed the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, promising vital investment in areas from roads, broadband access and drinking water.
Infrastructure
Will the policy shift marked by the US infrastructure bill pave the way for more infrastructure financing to Africa?
The new US infrastructure bill not only would have needed domestic changes; it also could inspire development finance focused on infrastructure in Africa.
COVID-19
How to back an inclusive post-COVID recovery
Impact investing and philanthropic capital can and should work together to channel financial resources into building a more resilient post-Covid world.
Development Finance
In emerging markets, patience is a virtue in the race to net zero
Infrastructure projects in emerging and frontier markets are seldom financially viable on their own – which is where 'patient capital' comes in.
Sustainable Development
How this island in the Philippines is tackling COVID-19
The World Bank's Mindanao Trust Fund-Reconstruction and Development Project delivers support to some of the poorest areas of Mindanao, in the Philippines.
Development Finance
ESG: How can we improve sustainable finance?
Sustainable finance is the practice of taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions.