Public banks, public water: exploring the links in Europe
Public banks have played an important role in financing public water
and sanitation services in Europe for over a century, but these activities
have been largely ignored in the academic literature. This special issue
is an initial corrective to this research gap, providing conceptual
insights and empirical information on eight countries and regions in
Europe, covering a wide range of public banks working with public
water operators.
Forging Sustainable India-Africa Partnership through Green Transition
A transitioning and diverse continent with huge trade and investment potential, Africa has made remarkable progress in a range of economic and development areas over the past two decades. With an estimated collective GDP of US$ 2.98 trillion in 2022, Africa is expected to cross US$ 3 trillion GDP by 2023. Well-endowed with abundant natural resources and diverse ecosystems, Africa offers a great market potential in the coming years.
Report on the 12th peer review following the AADFI PSGRS ASSESMENT MECANISM
This report is intended for the Board of Directors, which is responsible for the peer review of AADFI member DFIs according to the PSGRS. It provides relevant information on the assessment results for compliance with the prudential guidelines and standards and the assessment results for a rating based on the development impact criteria for the 2022 Peer Review.
Potencial y oportunidades para América Latina y el Caribe en el escenario actual y el apoyo de la banca de desarrollo
Dividido en cuatro capítulos, este documento analiza el nuevo escenario postpandemia. El
primer capítulo describe el panorama económico mundial. El segundo capítulo
analiza la situación en América L atina y el C aribe en comparación con o tras regiones. El tercer capítulo describe las relaciones en materia de
comercio internacional y las oportunidades de la región. Y el cuarto capitulo aborda la respuesta de la Banca de Desarrollo en la financiación de las exportaciones.
2022 CEO Forum of African DFIs
The 2022 CEO Forum of African DFIs was held from November 23 to 25, 2022, at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC), in Gaborone, Botswana. The objectives of the forum were to discuss the challenges of inadequate resources in promoting SDG projects in Africa and to come up with actionable, innovative measures to scale up resource mobilization by DFIs.
Response to the New Global Scenario: Agricultural Development and Sustainable and Inclusive Food Systems
The current environment creates new challenges. Changes have accelerated and the
traditional risks in the agricultural sector, such as the lack of information, high transaction
costs, geographic scattering and seasonal nature have become more pronounced. This document summarizes the topics presented at the 7th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance.
Responses of Latin American development banks to the economic crisis by the covid 19 in particular in agricultural and smes sectors
Even with more knowledge of the economic effects, the international crisis caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic showed an uncertain picture at the beginning.
In this paper we focus our attention on the measures, actions and the role of public development
banks, particularly in the agricultural and micro, small and medium-sized enterprise sectors,
during the covid 19 crisis.
Cross-border infrastructure projects: The European Investment Bank’s role in cross-border infrastructure projects
This report presents an overview of the EIB’s support for cross-border infrastructure projects. While some national infrastructure projects such as airports or ports may have significant cross-border impacts or a regional dimension, these have not been considered in this overview.
Household response to improvements in water infrastructure: Evidence from peri-urban Kyrgyz Republic
This paper estimates the impact of improvements to water network infrastructure on the take-up of
municipal water services in the Kyrgyz Republic. We also assess the intention-to-treat impacts of these
infrastructure improvements on households’ willingness to pay for improved water services, and on
their time use.
Meanings of Public and the Future of Public Services
Critically assessing meanings of the term “public”, this book situates the emergence and expansion of “public services” within market-based forms of production and consumption. It highlights the potential for making public services more progressive within market societies, but underscores their ongoing capture by private interests and emphasises the inherent limits of reform within a “bourgeois public sphere”.