[New] The Agricultural Finance Corporation, working with the African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, will guarantee up to half the risk on a targeted KSh 100-150 billion in loans over five years.
Kilimo Kwanza
The Global Justice Fund would spend an average of 10.3% of world GDP each year between 2026 and 2060, compared with less than 0.4% currently represented by official development aid and the combined budgets of the UN, IMF and World Bank.
Positive News
With 36 million people and an Islamic finance framework still in development, Uzbekistan represents perhaps the most significant longer-term opportunity in the CIS.
Fimple
Islamic banking in Bangladesh has strong potential to become a leading model of ethical, inclusive, and development-oriented finance.
The Daily Star
MIGA partnered with Societe Generale, HSBC, and the West African Development Bank to channel €506 million in guarantees toward projects that strengthen resilience against climate risks in eight countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.
World Bank Group
The copper price surge is rapidly transforming project economics globally, with 75 total unicorn mines now identified - a scale that signals potential acceleration in investment decisions and mine development timelines for a mineral the World Bank projects will see demand nearly double by 2040.
OriginBrief
The World Bank Group, African Development Bank, and Mission 300 partners are expanding investment opportunities through platforms like Zafiri, which aims to mobilize $1 billion by providing patient equity to companies that advance distributed renewable energy solutions.
World Bank Group
The FCA will gain new powers to regulate the future of Open Banking that will include underpinning the development of new Open Banking payments within commercial schemes.
Bratby Law | Specialist UK Telecoms, Data and Payments
S&P Global Ratings expects 7.1% growth for FY27, the Asian Development Bank forecasts 6.9% for FY26, and Goldman Sachs projects 6.7% for 2026.
Whalesbook
India's rapid economic growth and digital infrastructure development create opportunities across all banking segments.
Deep Research Global
The Asian Development Bank in late April cut growth forecasts for developing Asia and the Pacific, warning that war-driven energy disruptions would slow economies and fuel inflation.
WHEC.com
Shifting incentives and ways of working to encourage stronger collaboration across MDBs as well as with vertical funds, such as the multilateral climate funds, and the wider UN system will be critical to deliver a more coherent and efficient development finance offer.
GOV.UK
Under the BRICS framework, joint pilot projects across Africa, Asia, and Latin America - potentially supported by the New Development Bank - could demonstrate how South-South cooperation can deliver concrete benefits.
Hindustan Times
The potential for increased financial cooperation, perhaps through the New Development Bank - the BRICS' own development bank - could also provide crucial funding for Indonesia's ambitious infrastructure goals, like the new capital city, Nusantara.
Sharp Stats
The newly launched Regional Connectivity Fund for Energy in Southeast Asia under the AIF, managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will support project preparation for the development of the Asean Power Grid.
Council on Economic Policies
The RM430bn development expenditure allocation assumed a favourable global environment and a fiscal deficit reduction pathway towards sub-3% of GDP by 2030 (Bank Islam Malaysia).
Aliran
Last updated: 18 June 2026
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