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

Making IDA21 Work for Africa
Daouda Sembene
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Abdoul Salam Bello
July 10, 2024
As the replenishment process for IDA, the arm of the World Bank that provides concessional lending, is in full steam, the stakes are unsurprisingly high for Africa. This is partly because IDA provides grants and low-cost financing to 75 low-income countries, 39 of which are on the African continent....
africa on globe
CGD NOTE

Streamlining Versus Substance: Risks and Opportunities for Gender Equality in the IDA21 Replenishment
Mary Borrowman
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Kelsey Harris
July 01, 2024
The replenishment of IDA should be a moment to increase ambition on gender equality—but the push to streamline and simplify IDA is risking a setback instead.
A wide shot of the World Bank headquarters building in Washington, DC
BRIEF

ABCs of the IFIs: Understanding the World Bank’s IDA21 Replenishment
Erin Collinson et al.
June 17, 2024
The International Development Association (IDA)—the World Bank’s arm that works in low- and lower-middle-income countries—is one of the largest sources of development assistance for the world’s poorest countries. It is also a crucial tool for resource-constrained governments to borrow on affordable ...
Blog Post

The Gender Agenda in IDA21: Less Is Not More
Nancy Lee et al.
June 14, 2024
IDA21 risks setting a very unfortunate precedent by sharply reducing the scale and scope of its policy commitments on gender. Shareholders need to seize the moment to ensure that this does not happen.
IDA deputies meet at the 2024 Spring Meetings