Development finance

UK impact investor says incentives for going into emerging markets are being strained by high interest rates

Overall misalignment in funding objectives means that philanthropic capital has been relatively untapped in South-east Asia

The assistance programmes that the Trump administration has frantically slashed and defunded since January were often life-saving, high-return projects

This week in ESG: Blended finance at critical crossroads, says Convergence; accounting regulator publishes guide for sustainability reporting trainers

Ultimately, the right enabling environment through policy support is the crux that will attract private capital

This week in ESG: Convergence’s Ritesh Thakkar shares a blended finance must-do list for South-east Asia.

THE Indonesian and Malaysian governments, and the recently established Singapore Sustainable Finance Association, have made blended finance a key priority, recognising its potential as a powerful tool...

Catalysing robust funding is key to helping the region fully participate in the digital economy

In this issue: A place on sustainability indices could soften the blow of deletion from regular benchmarks, while the region loses ground in some sectors of blended finance.