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    A deep dive into the world’s biggest MDBs

    With a call to increase their lending capacities, the biggest MDBs are ramping up efforts to reach $300 billion-$400 billion in lending headroom. Who are the biggest MDBs, and how much do they lend? Devex checked the numbers to find out.

    By Alecsondra Kieren Si // 25 August 2025

    Development funding is shifting. As donor governments reduce funding, the spotlight is now increasingly directed towards multilateral development banks, or MDBs.

    MDBs are development funding institutions with the common goal of improving the lives of their members through investments. The most well-known MDB is the World Bank, but there are also many others that have a significant amount of resources available.

    In an exclusive report for our Pro readers, Devex has provided a deep dive into the biggest MDBs as well as a brief summary of many of the smaller regional development banks.

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      Alecsondra Si is a Junior Development Analyst at Devex. She analyzes funding data from bilateral and multilateral agencies, foundations, and other public and private donors to produce content for Devex Pro and Pro Funding readers. She has a bachelor’s degree in International Studies - major in European Studies from De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.

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