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Sustainable investment in emerging markets and developing economies: mobilising institutional capital
Sustainable investment is crucial for aligning financial returns with positive social and environmental impacts, especially in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Despite their strong f...
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Private sector finance for development - pitfalls and opportunities
Ambitious countries are putting in place platforms for attracting finance and developing projects. Aided by blended finance, the results are encouraging: losses on long-term investments in publicly-su...
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Blended finance should be seen as a success
The FFD4 conference in Seville should avoid both unrealistic optimism and unwarranted negativity about blended finance. It is not a magic wand, it is a tool that enables DFIs to make more high impact...
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Assessment and outlook for DFI initiatives: towards greater efficiency ?
Over the past decade, health, climate and geopolitical challenges have increased exponentially. In response, Europe’s development finance institutions (DFIs) have stepped up their cooperation and anch...
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How IFU continues to invest in Ukraine despite war and high risk
The Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) is working tirelessly alongside the Ukrainian government and society to support the country’s businesses and people. It follows a rigorous fun...
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Developing and investing in frontier markets to achieve the SDGs
How FMO is working (providing technical assistance) and investing in frontier markets to develop opportunities into financeable projects.
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DFIs’ key role in climate-change resilience
The climate challenge is daunting but technological progress and cost reductions are opening new investment opportunities all the time. We can look forward to a golden decade of climate investing.
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Journey without Maps
Radical uncertainty in geopolitics and geoeconomics is set to increase, along with risks of crises – and the global community’s mitigating capacity is diminished. In a world without a global balance o...
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SUEZ is innovating to improve access to essential water services
The strategic importance that the SUEZ group attaches to innovation is reflected in increased resources and a specifically designed organisation chart. Innovation at SUEZ underpins the transformation...
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Enhancing water security in Africa : Metito’s mission in action
Metito, a leader in water management solutions, has addressed water scarcity across Africa since its founding in 1958. Specializing in desalination, wastewater treatment, water reuse, and industrial s...
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Drinking water for rural and semi-urban areas in Africa: the need for private sector involvement
The drinking water sector in semi-urban and rural Africa has long been considered unprofitable and has not attracted the interest of the private sector. However, over 50% of the continent's population...
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Non-Revenue Water is water wasted - is resource wasted
About a third of the world’s drinking water supplied to water utilities is lost before it reaches any users. This loss, referred to as Non-Revenue Water (NRW), is the most crucial metric in the manage...
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Addressing critical water shortage in Jordan: a collaborative effort
Guided by AFD and Proparco, DIWACO is addressing water scarcity in Jordan. Due to its record, the project is attracting interest from investors and commercial banks – notwithstanding its emerging mark...
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Improving water service quality in Cambodia by facilitating access to credit
Between 2010 and 2019, AFD, with the help of the European Union, designed and implemented a project to unlock access to finance for Cambodian private entrepreneurs. Comprising a subsidized line of cre...
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Leveraging capital markets to meet water and sanitation needs
The World Bank estimates that to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, $114 billion per year will be needed for new water and sanitation infrastructure. To this end, WaterEquity was establishe...
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Orchestrating multi-player collaboration in water and sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of IDB Lab, describes the Lab’s role in Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically in the water and sanitation sector of the region. This against the backdrop of IDB Lab’s f...
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A concession success story: the private sector’s role in water and sanitation in Manila
Prior to 1997, the East Zone of Metro Manila was faced with numerous water problems, for example only 26% of the area’s population had access to a continuous water supply. However, the city was able t...
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Stimulation, innovation and development: Brazil’s BNDES at the forefront
WHAT ARE THE MISSION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BANCO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONOMICO E SOCIAL (BNDES)?
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The global drinking water and sanitation challenge: doing more, faster!
Although access to safe drinking water and sanitation are clearly human rights, these needs are far from being met. For some populations, they are even deteriorating - because demand is growing faster...
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Getting it right: private sector participation in the water sector
Attracting private sector participation to the water sector is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Successful experiences abound, as described in this issue. However, as investm...
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