Helen Castell

Helen Castell @flippinowl

Helen Castell is a London-based financial journalist with nearly 20 years’ experience covering trade, energy and risk for TXF, Shares Magazine, Global Trade Review, Newsbase, Trade Finance Magazine and other Euromoney publications. At Devex, she writes about development banking, private sector engagement and funding trends. She studied English Literature at Sheffield University and International Journalism at London’s City University, and speaks English, Spanish and Japanese.

Latest Articles

Devex @ WHA 2021: 7 top takeaways

Devex @ WHA 2021: 7 top takeaways

over 4 years ago // Produced in Partnership: Devex @ WHA 2021

Health leaders agreed at this year’s World Health Assembly that recovery from this pandemic and preparedness for the next will require global coordination, sustainable funding, and intelligent use of data.

Partnering for preparedness: 4 takeaways from Prescription for Progress 2021

Partnering for preparedness: 4 takeaways from Prescription for Progress 2021

almost 5 years ago // Produced in Partnership: Prescription for Progress

Technology is an enabler both in the COVID-19 response and in strengthening health systems for future crises, but progress won’t be sustained without equity, partnerships, and preparedness.

With COVID-19 blamed for surge in food prices, can trade facilitation efforts help?

With COVID-19 blamed for surge in food prices, can trade facilitation efforts help?

almost 5 years ago // Future of Food Systems

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food price increases for the world’s most vulnerable people. Trade liberalization could help.

Key takeaways from The Future of Development Finance

Key takeaways from The Future of Development Finance

about 5 years ago // Produced in partnership: The Future of Development Finance

Find out what experts said at Devex’s virtual event last week.

Q&A: Supporting health workers through the pandemic

Q&A: Supporting health workers through the pandemic

over 5 years ago // Produced in partnership: Duty of Care

Monique Vledder discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the safety and effectiveness of health practitioners in the maternal and child health space, as well as what the Global Financing Facility and its private sector partners are doing to protect and empower them.

Q&A: How data can stop women from going hungry

Q&A: How data can stop women from going hungry

over 5 years ago // Produced in Partnership: Gender Data

The World Food Programme's Jacqueline Paul discusses how an intersectional approach to the collection and analysis of data can help break stubborn links between women’s hunger, disempowerment, and inequality.

Vision impairment through a gender lens

Vision impairment through a gender lens

almost 7 years ago // Focus on: Vision

Women and girls in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately impacted by uncorrected vision impairment, untreated eye conditions, and blindness. What does this mean for gender imbalance?

How to chart a new path for disability-inclusive development

How to chart a new path for disability-inclusive development

about 7 years ago // Produced in Partnership: Development Enabled

People with disabilities must be empowered to help shape the development agenda and ensure programming is truly inclusive. Here’s how it can be done.

Connecting traditional banking to small farmers: Innovate for impact

Connecting traditional banking to small farmers: Innovate for impact

over 9 years ago // Sponsored by Thomson Reuters, Devex World Changemaker

Thomson Reuters’ Bankable Farmer project aims to connect the farming sector and the traditional banking sector to create a business opportunity for both. Ahead of Devex World, Saidah Nash Carter, project leader at Thomson Reuters, discusses her experience of building the project, how it has evolved, and the importance of partnerships for innovation.

Why Habitat III matters

Why Habitat III matters

over 9 years ago // #NewUrbanAgenda

The United Nations’ Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador, in October represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for governments, companies and the development community to forge a meaningful response to the challenges and opportunities presented by urbanization. Devex explores the issue in this #NewUrbanAgenda feature.