about 3 hours ago // Devex Invested
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation's busy December. Plus, lessons from national development banks.
4 days ago // European Union
A new Brussels proposal on critical minerals drops the "green transition" pretense in favor of hard security. But experts warn it fails to offer the global south what it actually wants: value addition and high standards.
6 days ago // Philanthropy
Lily Han, head of policy and innovative finance at the Soros Economic Development Fund, discusses the organization's priorities.
7 days ago // Devex Invested
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is set for a reauthorization. Plus, AGOA’s uneasy return, and a new push for multilateral bank alignment could point to a development finance system expanding fast — and operating under closer political control.
14 days ago // Devex Invested
Mounting questions over World Bank’s sweeping consultant purge; the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation expands beyond critical minerals; and developing countries hit the largest debt financing gap in 50 years.
18 days ago // Swedish aid
The move, which will close three embassies, is part of a "responsible" shift, the government says, but aid groups fear the humanitarian impact.
18 days ago // German Aid
Germany has buckled down on its humanitarian aid cuts from last year. The collapse is triggering a foreign policy pivot toward security and geoeconomics.
29 days ago // COP30
The conference ended with no words on fossil fuels and weak language on adaptation finance, but multilateralism prevailed.
about 1 month ago // COP30
On the ground at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Devex reporters deliver the latest updates.
about 1 month ago // COP30
At COP30, nine countries pledged new action on black carbon, but the health and climate gains from cutting super pollutants still don’t count toward global climate targets.