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National Development Financial Institutions (NDFIs), or state-owned banks with specific development goals, are receiving renewed interest as a policy tool for rapid action in countercyclical lending and financing the sustainable development goals.

Finance in Common Summit ends with sustainability pledge.

UN Women and the Agence française de développement (AFD) have launched the “Public Development Banks Driving Gender Equality” report, with learnings from participating institutions on their contribution to gender equality.

Public development banks are directly undermining UN and Paris climate goals by channeling billions of taxpayer dollars into multinational meat corporations

Ahead of global climate talks, public development banks join forces to boost investments in sustainable food systems 19 October 2021 ©IFAD/Marco Salustro Rome, 19 October 2021 – Responding to...

Ejinsight 20211015-Public development banks can drive sustainable finance Hkej ejinsight.com

By Manish Bapna, Frannie Leautier and Rémy RiouxWASHINGTON, DC — A climate-resilient future requires public finance. But strong, long-term strategies for financing climate action have, so far, received little attention. One often-overlooked route to meeting this need is public development banks.

By Manish Bapna, Frannie Leautier and Rémy RiouxWASHINGTON, DC — A climate-resilient future requires public finance. But strong, long-term strategies for financing climate action have, so far, received little attention. One often-overlooked route to meeting this need is public development banks.

Event Finance in Common 2021 Summit 19 - 20 October 2021 Building upon the positive results of the first edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS), Public Development Banks will convene...

Summary Italy is set to play a defining role in the use of the EU recovery fund, whose success or failure will likely shape European integration for years to come. Under Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the country is focused on dealing with the pandemic while promoting Italian and European interests as president of the G20 and co-chair of COP26. The Draghi government is shifting the priorities of Italian foreign policy towards the European Union, the transatlantic relationship, and multilateralism...