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Still Less Than Half: Gender Focus in Development Finance
Nancy Lee
April 06, 2020
Gender gaps in participation in the labor force, entrepreneurship, pay, share of senior management, and executive board positions–as well as access to finance, markets, and skills–have been well documented. But how far do development finance providers truly support gender equality?
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In Global COVID-19 Response, New CGD Research Shows China Should Lead on Poor Country Debt Relief

Scott Morris et al.
April 02, 2020
In new research, we find that China’s role as a creditor has likely been a key driver of more burdensome lending terms in the form of higher interest rates, shorter maturities, and shorter grace periods for lower-income countries.
POLICY PAPER

Chinese and World Bank Lending Terms: A Systematic Comparison Across 157 Countries and 15 Years
Scott Morris et al.
April 02, 2020
China’s lending volumes in developing countries far surpass those of other bilateral creditors and compare in scale only to World Bank lending practices. Where World Bank lending terms, volumes, and policies are publicly available, the state of knowledge on official Chinese financing terms remains l...
CGD NOTE

What to Do When You Can’t Prove DFI Additionality
Charles Kenny
and
Todd Moss
March 26, 2020
“Additionality” is central to claims of impact by development finance institutions (DFIs). At its core is the notion that DFIs are necessary to solve a market failure by providing capital, risk mitigation, or some other benefit to a market that is not delivering these services strictly through priva...