What are the potential benefits of greater harmonisation of impact measurment among DFIs? Read C. Cali, N. Fenton European Investment Bank and M. Ripley, The Good Economy's essay 'Learning together: the case for a collaborative approach to conducting impact studies' cdn.odi.org/media/document…

Development finance institutions and the #careeconomy: opportunities for greater involvement Read Jessica Espinoza and @AnneMarieLevesq 's essay analysing the potential transformative effects of private sector investments in the care economy. Read more: cdn.odi.org/media/document…

Published today, a set of essays from experts at ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social on how G7 summit could be made a success odi.org/en/topics/g7-s… with Alina Rocha Menocal Tom Hart Annalisa Prizzon Max Mendez Parra Sarah Colenbrander Sara Pantuliano - @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social Tim Kelsall

Read Juho Uusihakala, Gaia Consulting and others' essay on climate adaptation. You'll learn more about Finnfund's approach to capture both dimensions of #climateadaptation in its investment process. cdn.odi.org/media/document… #EDFInetwork #impactinvesting

They have inspired us, played their part in taking us to the final and stepped up when their country needed them most. They deserve our admiration not hate. We proudly stand with these brave lions. #SayNoToRacism #HopeUnited

MPs voting today on aid need to be honest about what they are voting for. They are not voting to reassert the commitment to 0.7%. They are not voting for a path back to 0.7%. They are voting to cut aid indefinitely by tying it to benchmarks met in only two of the last 20 years.

With MPs today voting on the government's #UKAid cuts, Mark Miller debunks three myths: the cuts aren't temporary, they won't put public finances on a more sustainable footing & they aren't a fiscal necessity 👇 buff.ly/3kexpYG

Sustainable recovery? So much noise about this...but bottom line is global emissions set to reach all-time high in next couple of years. Not on track for net zero by 2050. Only 2% of world's fiscal support to Covid spent on clean energy measures.iea.org/reports/sustai…

bit.ly/3Bus59u Blog on some potentially damaging decisions by HM Treasury. If the cuts are really about fiscal worries, then neither SDRs, nor expected debt relief for Sudan, will be counted under 0.5, as they have *no* impact on our fiscal situation.

So wrong. Fully against counting any UK SDR reallocation against 0.5% ODA target. euan ritchie -am no expert on SDRs but does UK have to pay a small interest charge on SDR balances below its cumulative allocation and if so is this a cost? bit.ly/3f4buQm

New piece with Lionel Roger on the UK's unique approach to recording its loans to the IMF's PRGT as ODA (1/n) odi.org/en/insights/th…

Join us in 15 mins. We need a less polarised debate on DFIs and blended finance.

New new CDC Group México strategy unveiled this AM. Some quick observations to come: looks like financial return expectation increased,perhaps in part to fund higher risk investment but with the expanded new geography what will this mean for riskier investment in Africa – a USP of CDC?

New This is not the CDC group strategy. Welcome focus on leveraging the city to mobilise commercial investors to cement the UK as a development finance hub. Will require quite a different approach to that in old strategy – look forward to learning more about the plan of attack!

Amid talk that Germany may look to merge its development ministry into the Federal Foreign Office, the government should heed caution from the experiences of the UK, Canada & Australia. Read Nilima Gulrajani's new ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social blog 👇🏾 buff.ly/310CEDt

DFIs must be more strategic in their investment to increase transformational impact. New ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) examines how DFIs align and support country plans. Room for improvement. Great to work with George Marbuah, Alberto F Lemma, Jodie Keane Dirk Willem te Velde bit.ly/3tqHTao

Counter-cyclical response sorely lacking by #DFIs and #MDBs in 2008. Was it different in 2020 in response to Covid? Yes, it was. My 4 obs in new ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social blog. bit.ly/3MjjR8L

Observation 1 #DFIs & #MDBs rolled up their sleeves and increased their investment.bit.ly/3MjjR8L

Observation 2 An agile and flexible #DFI and #MDB response, focused on short term liquidity support and in the financial sector. bit.ly/3MjjR8L

Observation 3 and 4 Job of #DFIs and #MDBs has become harder and the prospects don’t look great. Shareholders, DFIs and MDBs will need to urgently step out of their comfort zones and change where, in what and how they invest. bit.ly/3MjjR8L