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Debt and climate-change-related crises increase need for International Development Association’s assistance
A look at whether the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund should add private equity to its mandate
Department says bill could derail billions of dollars in multilateral financing if signed into law
Rafael Grossi says World Bank and Asian Development Bank ‘out of touch’ with modern attitudes to atomic energy
Developed economies need to be better prepared for a drop in younger workers
Revival of the Grand Inga Hydropower Project seems more likely now than it has been in years
Bond will fund recycling projects in Ghana and Indonesia that generate offset credits
International Finance Corporation’s response could set a precedent for ‘remediation’ payments
Organisations on the ground are key to tackling sextortion and stopping corruption
Multilateral lender warns of potential for decade of ‘wasted opportunity’
The rate at which extreme poverty is falling has slowed alarmingly — the rich world needs to act
Warning that higher interest rates mean ‘difficult choice’ faced between servicing debts and spending on public services
Money from historic agreement would not be made available before ‘sometime next year’
The loss and damage fund agreed at the last COP is too little, too late
Multilateral lender says commodity markets still reeling from Russia’s war in Ukraine
G77 nations resist push for World Bank to oversee loss and damage support for poorer nations
Multilateral development banks are a valuable tool — but they need a radical overhaul and we must learn to use them
How to make some sense of our ignorance
Also in today’s newsletter, Africa’s push to reclassify natural resources as part of its wealth
Keeping borrowing costs elevated for longer than expected would not be ‘unreasonable’, says chief economist
Biden’s plan to revitalise the two institutions is partly aimed at countering China’s growing sway among developing nations
Also in this newsletter: Israel lays siege to Gaza, Carney endorses UK shadow chancellor, egg freezing as a work perk
Demand for its crisis lending soaring while interest rates are high has put the fund in a difficult position
Development banks should be part of debt relief
World Bank praises countries for strong fundamentals but says hitting development targets still ‘a long way to go’
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