At COP28, donors join IFC to lure $11bn in climate cash
Some of the world’s biggest charities have joined forces with the World Bank’s private investment arm in a climate financing venture to try to generate $11 billion in investments in…
The finance question
With COP28 only three months away, there is much noise in the climate finance arena. The landmark Africa climate summit (Sep 4-6) along with the ‘Africa Climate Week’ recently concluded…
Global economic crisis: Neoliberalism, debt sustainability, SDRs, and multilateralism
The global economy is facing existential threats of climate change and Pandemicene crises. The underlying basis for the perpetuation and hastening of both the crises is Neoliberalism. Here, it needs…
Pakistan and Africa: the common thread
The strategic and resourceful importance of Africa for developed and developing nations around the globe is immense. An existing fact remains is the benefit colonial powers such as Britain and…
Vaccine bond sales to soar to fund COVID-19 shots for poor countries
Socially conscious bond investors will be targeted in a coming wave of vaccine bond deals that will seek to provide billions of dollars for the speedy rollout of COVID-19 shots…
