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CGD Podcast: Decarbonization, MDB Reform, and the Private Sector with Ahmed Saeed

November 30, 2023
Ahmed Saeed of Allied Climate Partners and formerly the Asian Development Bank joins CGD’s Karen Mathiasen and Clemence Landers for a conversation on his organization's new approach to blended finance, how to bridge the private and public sectors more effectively, and how to balance climate mitigati...
VIDEO

An Accelerator Hub for EU-Africa Investment

September 09, 2021
Investment from the private sector and donor countries can boost growth in Africa, and is key to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. An Accelerator Hub would act as a one stop shop to help local businesses and institutions in Africa develop financially viable proposals, and connect them with invest...
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Go Big on IDA, but Leave Out the Private Sector Window

April 12, 2021
Recently, my colleague Clemence Landers argued that International Development Association (IDA), the largest source of concessional loans and grant finance for the world’s poorest countries, needs to “go big” in its next replenishment.
POLICY PAPER

The Future of Private Finance for Development in Poor Countries

December 10, 2020
This paper reviews data on private development finance flows in poor countries, identifies the lessons and questions that should shape future efforts to mobilize more finance, and develops proposals to strengthen performance.