DevexQ&A: How the private sector can take WHO recommendations on NCDs forward
Following the release of a report from WHO’s Independent High-level Commission on NCDs, Novartis Social Business’ Harald Nusser explains how the private sector can take some of its key recommendations forward.
DevexHow IFC is helping gender equality to gain momentum among Pacific businesses
With the help of IFC, the first company in Papua New Guinea has received a new certification focused on gender; and they are just getting started in building gender awareness and transforming the way the private sector works with women.
DevexUSAID's business forecast: Q3 of 2018
In our updated tableau interactive, view changes in trends from the first quarter of 2018. Here, we explain the key messages highlighted in the data, such as the continued and growing importance of small business partners.
DevexWhat development knowledge do private contractors need to win contracts?
In May, Hall Contracting began work on a civil construction project in the remote island nation of Tokelau for the New Zealand Aid Programme. Devex speaks with Samantha Miezio, communications and marketing manager for Hall Contracting, on the knowledge and experience private contractors need to demonstrate.
DevexHow to combat NCDs? Take a sector-wide approach
Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, responsible for 70 percent of global deaths — 80 percent of which occur in low- and middle-income countries. While reducing NCDs is possible, it will require targeted and strategic action by many different stakeholders. Identifying the most impactful and strategic interventions, dividing tasks according to stakeholder expertise, communicating, and working collaboratively across sectors are key to success.
Devex4 tips for engaging with Pledge 1% companies
The latest grant from Okta, which pledged 1 percent of its equity ahead of its initial public offering, is a reminder that technology companies have more to offer nonprofits than just money.
DevexWill Africa's disaster risk financing see private sector boost?
Down the road, African nations could see disaster insurance premium relief in the form of private sector involvement, thanks to an unexpected interaction at the African Development Bank meetings in Busan, South Korea.
DevexQuestions raised over private sector accountability on safeguarding
As sexual misconduct allegations continue to plague the aid sector, the U.K.'s private sector contractors suggest they have been excluded from many of the conversations around safeguarding.
DevexThe energy sector is changing, but is ADB’s energy department?
Those present at the Asian Development Bank’s 51st Annual Meeting say the institution’s near 10-year-old energy policy no longer speaks to today’s energy requirements. But ADB is determined to be at the forefront, said Yongping Zhai, chief of the bank’s energy sector group.
DevexOpinion: Public-private partnerships offer transformative positive change
World Bank Senior Director of Public Private Partnerships Laurence Carter addresses the promise of — and concerns over — the bank's PPPs.
DevexShort-term private investment impacts sustainable development, UN report finds
Most private sector investment in developing countries is too short term to be relied on as a primary source of funding, especially for key infrastructure projects, according to a new United Nations report on financing for development. The report instead recommends a multifaceted approach to sustainable investment, including blended finance.
DevexNGOs doing business with ADB: Opportunities and challenges
NGOs often have a general lack of awareness and information when it comes to Asian Development Bank processes and ways of working. Here's how to tap into the bank's vast pool of opportunities.
DevexUSAID's business forecast: Insights from the second quarter of 2018 release
The second quarter business forecast conference call and question and answer session, released by the United States Agency for International Development on March 29, provides new insight into how the organization is responding to budget insecurity and engaging the private sector in program delivery. Here, Devex brings you information on how business forecasts have changed since 2015 through our analysis and interactive visualization.
DevexTakeaways from the AfDB Business Opportunities Seminar
The two-day African Development Bank Business Opportunity Seminar offered interested contract bidders a chance to meet with AfDB sectoral representatives and learn about the bank's priorities and opportunities for private sector involvement.
DevexWebinar: USAID's private sector approach to humanitarian response
Doug Stropes, deputy division director in USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, shares how the U.S. government's leading humanitarian office is thinking about private sector engagement.
DevexAfrica's leading private sector investment conference kicks off in Abidjan
The sixth edition of the Africa CEO Forum launched in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on Monday, where investors, heads of state, government officials, and development experts gathered under the theme "African champions: It's transformation time." There, they are pushing for investments and learning the conditions needed to attract outside funding, and how to benefit from digital advancements and new technologies.
DevexTop 2017 DFID private sector implementers
Using U.K. Department for International Development disbursements data for 2017, Devex determined which private sector implementers of DFID-funded programs received the most funding from the department in 2017. We take a close look at the top 10 of that list, including descriptions of the sectors and locations of DFID-funded programs.
DevexPrivate sector 'not exempt' in wake of Oxfam sex abuse, says Penny Mordaunt
Penny Mordaunt said "all DFID partners," including humanitarian organizations, nonprofits, and private contractors will be subject to a slew of demands from DFID, after Oxfam steps back from funding following revelations about employees' misconduct in post-earthquake Haiti.