WFDFI joins 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance
WFDFI and ALIDE Secretary General, Edgardo Alvarez, served as moderator in the session on mechanisms for resilient agrifood systems and participated in the side event on the potential of public development banks for green and inclusive food systems. October, 2025 – The World Federation of Development Finance Institutions (WFDFI) actively participated in the 8th World Congress […]
WFDFI shares its vision on global investment at CIFIT 2025
WFDFI Secretary General, Edgardo Alvarez, emphasized that sustainability is an indispensable condition to ensure long-term financial stability. 15 September, 2025 – The World Federation of Development Finance Institutions (WFDFI) participated in the Future Investment Conference 2025, held on September 7–8 in Xiamen, China, within the framework of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT 2025). Co-organized by UNCTAD and […]
White paper de la WFDFI: Los NDBs necesitan un papel más fuerte en las finanzas globales
This paper supports that NDBs must have a seat at the table in shaping the global development finance architecture and achieving the UN SDGs. 27 February, 2025 – A White Paper “National Development Banks: The Unsung Heroes of the Global Development Finance Architecture” was presented by the World Federation of Development Finance Institutions (WFDFI), currently chaired by […]
2024 Reunión del consejo directivo de la WFDFI
The event, which brought together the authorities of the WFDFI members, was held on October 24, 2024. November 1, 2024- The World Federation of Development Financing Institutions (WFDFI) held its Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting within the framework of the 2024 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. During the meeting, the […]
WFDFI participa en las actividades de COP28 en Dubai
The event held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12 of 2023. January 2, 2024- The Secretary General of the World Federation of Development Financing Institutions (WFDFI) and of the Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE) , Edgardo Alvarez, participated in the activities that were carried out during the 28th Conference of the Parties to the […]
El WFDFI Junta de Gobernadores 2023 se celebró en Marruecos
The WFDFI meeting took place during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting 2023 in Marrakech from October 9 to 15. October 27, 2023 – The members of the World Federation of Development Financing Institutions (WFDFI) gathered in Marrakech, Morocco, on Thursday, October 12, to hold the Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting 2023. During the gathering, the WFDFI […]
Los nuevos socios de anunciar el apoyo para la cumbre mundial de los bancos de desarrollo en Colombia
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the Italian public development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, and the Caribbean Development Bank are also joining as partners to bolster efforts and expected financing commitments to achieve the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030. Bogota, July 10, 2023 […]
ELTI celebra sus 10 años de aniversario en Madrid
Dario Scannapieco (Italy CDP) appointed as new ELTI President. 320 billion EUR committed for European economic and sustainable growth in 2022. Madrid /Brussels, 20 July 2023 – Today ELTI is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the country of the EU Presidency, Spain. During this occasion ELTI members have elected its new President Dario Scannapieco, General Director […]
Las pyme, la inclusión financiera, de infraestructura sostenible, cambio climático y biodiversidad en la agenda de la Cumbre Mundial de AP en Cartagena
The agenda for FiCS 2023 will focus on four main topics: SMEs and financial inclusion, climate change and biodiversity, sustainable infrastructure, and the institutional agenda of PDBs. The FiCS 2023 will consolidate new alliances and innovation for the next generation of development financing. Bogotá, June 30, 2023- Representatives of a hundred countries, including forty heads of state and government, as well as other stakeholders gathered for a […]
"Crisis del clima es un factor clave para todos nuestros miembros"
Interview with Helmut von Glasenapp, Secretary General of European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI). How important were the actions taken by development banks during the crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic? Immediately after the surge of illnesses resulting from the Covid-19 crisis, ELTI’s members were fully mobilised to support national economies. Compared to 2019 figures, ELTI’s […]