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Political Economy of Development Finance: People, Climate and Economy

Date: 29th Oct to 1st Nov, 2026 Development sounds like a “neutral” term, but in effect it’s one of the most contested ...

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Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple globa...

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World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

Snippets from the world of International Finance Amidst Russia’s revanchist war against Ukraine starting last week, ther...

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AIIB Reviewing Energy Strategy; ADB, its Safeguard Policies

Snippets from the world of International Finance A year ago, we welcomed 2021 with a sense of optimism that the internat...

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STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

In 2015, governments around the world committed to hold global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) and to stri...

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Booklet: Tentacles of International Finance in India

This document is an effort to compile data of investments coming into India from MDBs, ExIm banks and other bilateral in...

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Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors

Ever since the first lending from World Bank in 1949 worth $34 million to Indian Railways and the bilateral credit India...

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September 30, 2026

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Political Economy of Development Finance: People, Climate and Economy

Date: 29th Oct to 1st Nov, 2026 Development sounds like a “neutral” term, but in effect it’s one of the most contested ideas in modern history and so is the idea of development finance. When in history did “developed” and underdeveloped” become the buzzwords? What’s the politics of these words, and...

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October 16, 2024

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Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, demanding a significant transfer of public finance towards the expansion of clean energy systems. The Banking on Renewables campaign, supported...

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March 2, 2022

Sonal Raghuvanshi

World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

Snippets from the world of International Finance Amidst Russia’s revanchist war against Ukraine starting last week, there is lots of ink on the financial markets and the sequence will hit the global economy. The flurry of events has shattered the hopes of steady global economic recovery and have onl...

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November 17, 2025

Sonal Raghuvanshi

AIIB Reviewing Energy Strategy; ADB, its Safeguard Policies

Snippets from the world of International Finance A year ago, we welcomed 2021 with a sense of optimism that the international community will rise to the challenge of ensuring equal vaccine access to all countries, but then the second wave of COVID-19 brought to the fore the colossal failure of our p...

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February 14, 2023

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STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

In 2015, governments around the world committed to hold global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) and to strive to limit warming to 1.5°C by adopting the Paris Agreement. This analysis shows that since the Paris Agreement was made, G20 countries have acted directly counter to it by provid...

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March 14, 2024

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Booklet: Tentacles of International Finance in India

This document is an effort to compile data of investments coming into India from MDBs, ExIm banks and other bilateral investments, to help understand the landscape of financing from these institutions and help to understand the overlaps of international financial institutions in certain key sectors....

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February 23, 2026

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Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors

Ever since the first lending from World Bank in 1949 worth $34 million to Indian Railways and the bilateral credit India received from the erstwhile USSR and USA in the early 50s, India has been a recipient of significant funds from different multilateral and bilateral sources. While each of these l...

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Political Economy of Development Finance: People, Climate and Economy

Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

AIIB Reviewing Energy Strategy; ADB, its Safeguard Policies

STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Booklet: Tentacles of International Finance in India

Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors

Political Economy of Development Finance: People, Climate and Economy

Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

AIIB Reviewing Energy Strategy; ADB, its Safeguard Policies

STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Booklet: Tentacles of International Finance in India

Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors