The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better.
By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to increasingly support productive investments, emphasizing low-carbon operations, as well as those supporting poorer regions. They should select operations, based on criteria that help maximize development impact; financial returns are important, but secondary for DBs.
A major research conference, part of the
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Realizing the potential of Development Banks for sustainable, equitable recovery
January 11, 2021The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better.
By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to increasingly support productive investments, emphasizing low-carbon operations, as well as those supporting poorer regions. They should select operations, based on criteria that help maximize development impact; financial returns are important, but secondary for DBs.
A major research conference, part of the
Realizing the potential of Development Banks for sustainable, equitable recovery
January 11, 2021The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better.By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to increasingly support productive investments, emphasizing low-carbon operations, as well as those supporting poorer regions. They should select operations, based on criteria that help maximize development impact; financial returns are important, but secondary for DBs.A major research conference, part of the
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January 11, 2021The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better.By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to increasingly support productive investments, emphasizing low-carbon operations, as well as those supporting poorer regions. They should select operations, based on criteria that help maximize development impact; financial returns are important, but secondary for DBs.A major research conference, part of the
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