A Defining Moment for Global Development Finance?

A Defining Moment for Global Development Finance?

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, scheduled for the end of June in Seville, Spain, offers policymakers a chance to revitalize the development-finance agenda. The stakes could not be higher, because unlocking access to affordable long-term financing could improve the lives of billions of people.

Financing African manufacturing growth takes centre stage

As Africa positions itself as the next global manufacturing frontier, stakeholders from across the continent are turning their focus to one of the sector’s most pressing challenges, access to finance. Under the banner “Financing African Manufacturing Growth”, leading policymakers, financiers, and industry experts will converge at the Manufacturing Indaba, to explore how innovative financing models, public-private …