Strengthening the public development banking ecosystem to drive climate action
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3:15 pm to 4:45 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, University of London
- Room
- Senate House Alumni Lecture Theatre (SALT)
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About this event
How can a stronger and more interconnected global public development bank ecosystem improve access to climate finance, reduce borrowing costs, reduce investment risk, develop project pipelines, create sustained demand, and enhance debt management?
Looking at opportunities for fostering collaboration between multilateral and national development banks, government ministries, and other key actors, the discussion will identify policy reforms and innovations to scale sustainable, affordable development finance.
Speakers:
- Samantha Attridge, Director of the Centre for Private Finance in Development & Principal Research Fellow at ODI Global
- Diana Barrowclough, Senior Economist at UN Trade and Development
- Ijeoma D. Ozulumba, Executive Director, Finance & Corporate Services at Development Bank of Nigeria
- Nicolas Picchiottino, Secretary General of the International Development Finance Club and Head of Public Development Banks at Agence Française de Développement
- Maria Smith, Chief Impact Officer at British International Investment
- Ulrich Volz, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS (moderator)
Header image credit: Vlad Hilitanu via Unsplash.
