The IDA21 Replenishment

The International Development Association (IDA), which makes up one half of the World Bank, is the single largest source of grants and concessional finance for the world’s poorest countries. IDA's 21st funding cycle will be in full swing throughout 2024, culminating in a December pledging session.

CGD's experts are examining the big questions around the replenishment: how to get to a record size, but also setting the right policy commitments to meet critical challenges like gender equity, reducing fragility, private sector job creation, and supporting refugees.

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Can IDA Weather the Development Finance Storm?
Nico Martinez
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Clemence Landers
May 16, 2025
The 21st replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank, concluded last December, with donors pledging $23.7 billion for a replenishment totaling $100 billion. A month later, President Trump took office, and his administration impleme...
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IDA Prevails, Others Flail—and What Recent Replenishments Portend for 2025

Clemence Landers et al.
December 17, 2024
Across 2024 and 2025, almost a dozen major multilateral funds are going to donors for additional funding in what we dubbed a “traffic jam” of replenishments. As 2024 draws to a close, three replenishments have concluded (sort of—read on for more). IDA is the largest and the standout: the World Bank’...
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Our Take on the IDA 21 Draft Replenishment Document
Clemence Landers et al.
November 20, 2024
Last week, the World Bank released a draft of the IDA21 replenishment report for comment by external stakeholders. Six of CGD's senior researchers dissected the draft report and the most recent iteration of the policy package on the issues we follow most closely. Here are our reactions.
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Without Action, IDA21 Will Become a Missed Opportunity for Women and Children in Crisis-Affected Areas
Elana Banin et al.
October 22, 2024
Now is an opportune time for bilateral and multilateral donors to invest in early childhood development and childcare in fragile, conflict, and violence settings, as the International Development Association replenishment, IDA21, is underway. Unfortunately, the proposed IDA21 policy package reflects...
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