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The World Federation of Development Financing Institution’s Knowledge Hub (WFDFI_KH) is an online portal that clusters knowledge and resources on development financing across all development intervention areas. It is a free-for all web space where development financing practitioners and enthusiasts could access existing and compelling knowledge products from a wide range of institutions, with diverse structure and procedures, engaged in supporting and promoting development finance and its crosscutting issues in advancing policies, processes, programs, projects and practices for the benefits of their beneficiaries and stakeholders. The two-fold purposes of the WFDFI_KH are shaping and advancing policy and advocacy positions that impact the development of the banking and finance community worldwide and improve DFI capacity, as well as facilitating knowledge management and sharing.

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Cutting plastics pollution Financial measures for a more circular value chain

28 de April de 2023

This report by the European Investment Bank’s Innovation and Digital Finance Advisory Division examines the inefficiencies that lead to leakages across the plastics value chain — built up over many decades of exponential growth in both the types and volume of plastics produced — and the potential for directing investment towards solutions to the problem.

Advanced digital technologies and investment in employee training: Complements or substitutes?

Economic Development / Stability Human Development Infrastructures Investments Publications Technologies & Innovations

27 de April de 2023

Using firm-level data covering the 27 EU countries, the UK and the US, we show that employers tend to reduce investment in training per employee after adopting advanced digital technologies (ADT). We estimate with a control function approach firm-level production functions augmented with two factors, the training stock per employee and digital technology use.

The Political Economy of Slum Growth: Evidence from Brazil

Developing countries Human Development Infrastructures Policy / Governance Public Sector Publications Urban

26 de April de 2023

Existing explanations for slum growth focus on rural-urban migration and poverty. While these factors are relevant for rapidly urbanizing low-income countries, slum growth is frequent in highly urbanized, middle-income countries in Latin America. This paper provides evidence from Brazil that local government actions can increase slum growth without changes in poverty or immigration.

The unintended environmental effect of a climate change adaptation strategy_evidence from the Colombian coffee sector

Agriculture / Farming Climate / Resilience Developing countries Environment / Ecosystem Policy / Governance Publications Sustainability

25 de April de 2023

Climate change is a major threat to agricultural productivity in developing countries. In this paper, we explore the unintended environmental effects of an adaptation policy that conditioned credit programs for the renewal of coffee crops on the use of pest-resistant varieties. We use the case of the Colombian coffee sector, which was severely affected by extreme rainfall events and pest proliferation from 2010–2011.

Effectiveness & Efficiency of Business Development Services (BDS) for Agri-SMEs

Agriculture / Farming Developing countries Development Finance Investments Public Sector Publications SMEs Technologies & Innovations

24 de April de 2023

ISF Advisors created this report to help identify and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of business development services (BDS) tools and methodologies provided to agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (agri-SMEs). This report presents our findings from an extensive desk review of existing research, an analysis of data collected from 15 BDS provider case studies, and interviews/learning sessions with stakeholders in the space.

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Cutting plastics pollution Financial measures for a more circular value chain

Advanced digital technologies and investment in employee training: Complements or substitutes?

The Political Economy of Slum Growth: Evidence from Brazil

The unintended environmental effect of a climate change adaptation strategy_evidence from the Colombian coffee sector

Effectiveness & Efficiency of Business Development Services (BDS) for Agri-SMEs

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