Knowledge Hub
The World Federation of Development Financing Institution’s Knowledge Hub (WFDFI_KH) is an online portal that clusters knowledge and resources on development financing across all development intervention areas. It is a free-for all web space where development financing practitioners and enthusiasts could access existing and compelling knowledge products from a wide range of institutions, with diverse structure and procedures, engaged in supporting and promoting development finance and its crosscutting issues in advancing policies, processes, programs, projects and practices for the benefits of their beneficiaries and stakeholders. The two-fold purposes of the WFDFI_KH are shaping and advancing policy and advocacy positions that impact the development of the banking and finance community worldwide and improve DFI capacity, as well as facilitating knowledge management and sharing.
3 products found
Scaling Private Sector Climate Finance in the MENA Region
Year: 2022
The global effort to fight climate change as well as the need to adapt and build resilience to the changing climate (climate adaptation) pose a set of challenges and opportunities for financial institutions in the MENA region. UNEPFI underwent a consultation process with member banks in the MENA region regarding climate finance in general and opportunities to provide support in scaling private sector finance for climate action in the region.
Author: Gigov, Anton
Finance for an Equitable Recovery
Year: 2022
The Finance for An Equitable Recovery Report is a new World Development Report prepared by the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The report focuses on the interconnected economic risks that households, businesses, financial institutions, and governments around the world face as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Author: World Bank (2022)
Green, Sustainability, and Social Bonds for COVID-19 Recovery: A thematic Bonds Primer
Year: 2021
This primer explains how theme bonds can help finance coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recovery programs and projects while catering to specific targets such as environmental sustainability, infrastructure development, and social protection. In Asia and the Pacific, investment demand for green, social, and sustainability bonds is increasing. This primer discusses the progress of theme bonds in recent years and shows how demand has gained traction as governments reallocate their budgets to address economic, social, and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author: Anouj Mehta, Raquel Tabanao, Nicole Afable, Karthik Iyer, Sean Crowley, and Marina López Andrich (ADB Team)