WASHINGTON — Finance for development is rapidly evolving. Along with those changes have come not only a host of new instruments, but also a new lexicon. As development is increasingly funded in ...

There have been significant shifts in the global development policy landscape, and these shifts have important implications for the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs.). The development ...

The role of development finance institutions is evolving. Through a series featuring interactive data visualizations and interviews with DFI leaders, Devex is exploring their growing influence, where ...

1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. As global crises mount—from the social and economic fallout of COVID-19 to the deepening climate crisis to food insecurity compounded by the Russian invasion of ...

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is an important agency for advancing U.S. foreign policy interests, creating jobs, and fostering the private sector in developing countries ...

For decades, developing countries across the Global South have relied on government borrowing, foreign aid, multilateral ...

With patient capital and a high-risk tolerance, they hold Africa’s largest portfolio, directing significant resources to enable the continent’s banks and private investors to finance corporate growth.

The US and China spend billions of dollars annually on development finance initiatives in Africa. The continent is consistently the largest recipient of loans, humanitarian assistance and other ...

From August 1-3, 2018, the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings hosted the 15th annual Brookings Blum Roundtable on challenges to and opportunities for U.S. foreign assistance and ...

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is one of the world's most pressing ecological crises. It is also an economic crisis. The Amazon is home to 40 million people, most of whom rely on the forest ...