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Lord Waverley on Development Banks – By Name and By Nature: A Boon in Troubled Times
Development Finance Institutions (DFI), Development Finance Companies (DFC) or Development Banks (DB) are institutions that provide finance for development projects predominantly in weaker or developing economies. Development banks provide medium- to long-term risk capital and technical assistance to developing economies
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Five years after the international community devised a blueprint for a fairer, safer and more equal planet, is the world any closer to achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030? The question is being asked because, despite the
Read MoreRenewable Energy Consumption by Country (% of total final energy consumption)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Renewable energy consumption by country from 2010 to 2015 (% of total final energy consumption) Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables in total final energy consumption.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL
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A Famine of ‘Biblical Proportion’
The worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II. That is how World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley described the impact of the corona pandemic on vulnerable people in countries suffering war and drought. According to
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Spain NAB: Setting Agenda for Spanish Impact Investment Market
At an estimated €90m[1], Spanish impact investment is considered an incipient market by European standards[2], well behind Germany, France, Italy and even Portugal. This market counts 14 impact funds[3], and has been developing slowly over the past 10 years out
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Corporación Multi-Inversiones: A Century of Progress & Development in Latin America
For a company about to celebrate its 100th anniversary, one can assume that many things have changed and evolved. So it is for Corporación Multi-Inversiones (CMI) as it approaches its first century in business, but one thing has not changed: the
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Tobias Prestel and Katja Muelheim: Bringing Together Family Offices to Make the World a Better Place
Family Business owners and Family Offices have significant wealth. How can this be used to make our world a better place? CFI.co meets Tobias Prestel and Katja Muelheim, the two founding partners of Prestel who, over the past ten years,
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2020 UNCTAD World Investment Forum: More Important Than Ever in an Age of Worrying Trends
In December this year, Abu Dhabi will welcome government leaders, CEOs and investment stakeholders for the seventh biennial UNCTAD World Investment Forum (WIF). The forum’s mission is to promote investment for sustainable development. And there are worrying trends, as well
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Harvard Business School on Impact-Weighted Accounts: the Missing Piece in Economy Puzzle
Capitalism is in need of a renaissance. Despite headlines of strong global economic growth, there are signs that all is not well. Environmental advocates have been leading calls for change before the climate crisis produces irreversible changes to our world.
Read MoreInfrastructure
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Infrastructure provides the basic systems and services that allow modern civilisation to function. These include public works such as roads, utilities, and public buildings. Resilient infrastructure enables economic growth and is part of SDG 9. The 2018 Global Infrastructure
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