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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Blog Post
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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Blog Post
2024–2025 Replenishment Traffic Jam Redux: Are Donors Getting into Gear?
Janeen Madan Keller et al.
October 16, 2024
Earlier this year, we warned of a fundraising pile-up on the horizon. Now, amidst news of several donors cutting aid budgets and competing demands on the same constrained pots of resources, prospects for a successful fundraising cycle now look grim.
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IDA Is and Must Continue to Be the Standard Setter for Responsible Lending
Clemence Landers
October 03, 2024
This year, donors will replenish IDA and much of the focus is rightly on IDA’s development effectiveness. But, IDA’s macro role in the broader development finance architecture is profoundly consequential. Here are some ideas on what IDA can do to help carry forward the Nairobi-Washington Vision and ...
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