Knowledge Hub

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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Common Position Paper on the Future of Cohesion Policy with a Focus on Ensuring Regional Flexibility and Promoting Simplification

Common Position Paper on the Future of Cohesion Policy with a Focus on Ensuring Regional Flexibility and Promoting Simplification

Economic Development / Stability Policy / Governance Publications Sustainability Transition & Transparency
This document presents the perspectives and concerns of associations and networks regarding the future of Cohesion Policy in Europe. It highlights the policy's importance in fostering regional development and supporting the green and digital transitions. Additionally, it underscores the significant role played by their members in implementing Cohesion Policy, leveraging their strong presence in local economies.
Latin American development banking system: strategic fields of action and scope of the international financial architecture

Latin American development banking system: strategic fields of action and scope of the international financial architecture

Banks Developing countries Infrastructures NDBs Public Sector Publications SMEs Sustainability
The document discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by development banks in Latin America and the Caribbean amid economic, environmental, and health crises since 2020, compounded by geopolitical tensions. It highlights the need to address key issues like climate change, digitalization, energy transition, and support for SMEs, while strengthening governance and accountability.
Why Europe’s support for local currency lending is crucial to stronger partnerships with the Global South

Why Europe’s support for local currency lending is crucial to stronger partnerships with the Global South

Economy Finance Publications Risk
In this brief, the author analyse the European financial institutions efforts to enhance local currency lending and risk hedging, and call for a strategic approach that aligns with the EU’s development, economic and geostrategic interests. The EU should view local currency financing as a strategic opportunity to strengthen its relationship with countries in the Global South and foster mutually beneficial partnerships
Unlocking capital: Towards a European approach to mobilising institutional investors

Unlocking capital: Towards a European approach to mobilising institutional investors

Banks Development Investments Publications Sustainability
This brief highlights the EU’s growing reliance on private capital to help bridge the $4.2 trillion annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) financing gap. With limited official development assistance, institutional investors, managing over $100 trillion in assets, are seen as crucial to closing this gap.
Climate financing in Latin  America and the Caribbean How are public development banks  supporting the climate transition?

Climate financing in Latin America and the Caribbean How are public development banks supporting the climate transition?

Climate / Resilience Development Public banks Publications
This paper begins by providing an overview of climate risks in Latin American and Caribbean countries, using the EIB's country climate risk scores. This introduction is followed by an assessment of the region's climate investment needs and potential sources of financing, in the current macroeconomic and fiscal context. The role of public development banks in the region, their current contribution to climate risk mitigation and the results of the survey conducted are described. The last section presents the main findings and policy recommendations.
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