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Smart policies, not more dependence, will boost Africa’s health financing

Smart policies, not more dependence, will boost Africa’s health financing

Opinion: With the right strategies following aid cuts, Africa’s health financing can shift from crisis mode to a system of long-term, financial resilience that sees capital retained and reinvested within the continent.

After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid?

After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid?

For this special episode of our weekly podcast series, cohosts Raj Kumar and Robin Pomeroy sit down with experts to discuss the seismic financial shock wave that has hit the aid sector and explore the models needed to unlock private capital and sustain development progress.

One year on, global hunger alliance shifts into execution mode

One year on, global hunger alliance shifts into execution mode

One year after its launch, the Brazil-backed initiative is beginning to show its results — even amid bureaucratic bottlenecks and financing gaps.

World Bank outlines ways to secure fresh water for a livable planet

World Bank outlines ways to secure fresh water for a livable planet

Opinion: “New data and satellite images give us the power to adapt how we store, share, and safeguard the water we have” — helping countries turn water scarcity into an opportunity for smarter growth.

Devex Invested: The end of short-term World Bank consultants

Devex Invested: The end of short-term World Bank consultants

Plus, how the European Investment Bank could boost its lending capacity, and the Green Climate Fund’s record funding levels.

World Bank staff alarmed by plan to phase out short-term consultants

World Bank staff alarmed by plan to phase out short-term consultants

Short-term consultants make up roughly 25% of the World Bank' workforce, and the bank said it has become overly reliant on that "contingent workforce."

Europe’s biggest development bank is sitting on €200 billion

Europe’s biggest development bank is sitting on €200 billion

Despite global reform efforts, new research shows that multilateral development banks are still holding back billions they could safely lend.

Devex Invested: How a guarantee agency brings change at the World Bank

Devex Invested: How a guarantee agency brings change at the World Bank

From guarantees to green funds, global development finance is being reshaped — but who’s really benefiting from the changes?

World Bank’s guarantee platform is a pilot for broader shifts underway

World Bank’s guarantee platform is a pilot for broader shifts underway

The one-stop-shop guarantee platform is driving record deal flow — and offering a glimpse into how the World Bank aims to integrate and mobilize more private capital.

Brazil builds on G20 finance reform while advancing domestic investment

Brazil builds on G20 finance reform while advancing domestic investment

Brazil is monitoring the rollout of multilateral development bank reforms advanced under its G20 presidency while launching new domestic measures to mobilize private and international finance for its green transition.

Experts press G20 to make debt relief faster and fairer

Experts press G20 to make debt relief faster and fairer

At Devex Impact House, AfriCatalyst's Daouda Sembene called for urgent reforms of the G20 Common Framework.

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