Vince Chadwick
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IMF chief sees 'growing risk of a debt crisis'
Some 30% of developing and emerging markets, and 60% of low-income countries, are at or near debt distress, says Kristalina Georgieva. → Read More
EU readies fresh money for Ethiopia, but not yet its government
European diplomats see “progress in relative terms" on human rights and aid access, but "not yet enough in absolute terms." → Read More
FAO science boss says organic farming increases productivity long term
The CEO of Syngenta had claimed that “people are starving in Africa because we are eating more and more organic products,” but FAO's Ishamane Elouafi has a different take. → Read More
The European Commission's €600M food crisis plan
The European Commission is tapping unused development funds to help countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific battered by the global food crisis. → Read More
UNRWA chief explores 'revolving fund' model
With the Ukraine war crowding out other refugee crises in terms of funding, the United Nations' Philippe Lazzarini is hoping that alternative funding models might provide consistency. → Read More
UN leaders target Norway over proposed budget cuts
In-donor refugee costs have long been decried by campaigners as “inflated aid” that saps money from needy countries abroad. → Read More
EU limits education funding as 'leverage' over Taliban
The move is a response to the Taliban preventing teenage girls from attending school and ordering women to cover their faces in public. → Read More
EBRD postpones sub-Saharan move amid Ukraine war
It’s "definitely not time to set a list of countries and define which country we’ll start with," says EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso. → Read More
Why Lithuania wants to join the OECD aid donor club
It would be the first of the Baltic states to join and the first new member since Hungary in 2016. → Read More
Donors seek 'direction change' in Africa's Sahel region
Amid insecurity, displacement, high food prices, and drought, everyone wants to stop "going in circles." → Read More
EU commissioner says Russia using hunger as a weapon in Ukraine
The EU announced €330 million ($362 million) in grants Wednesday to support access to basic goods and services, including food. → Read More
'A heck of a problem': WFP chief warns of aid crisis amid Ukraine war
At the inaugural meeting of a European Commission forum, WFP head David Beasley cautioned of an oncoming food crisis driven by the conflict in Ukraine. → Read More
Urpilainen tells EU states to step up financing ahead of Africa summit
Brussels wants major projects to propel a new partnership, but "political commitment in Member States ... has been mixed." → Read More
Brussels aims to quell renewable energy tensions ahead of Africa summit
The EU is ready to support natural gas projects, "but only if it makes sense." → Read More
Devex Invested: Can development banks finance in common?
In today's edition: World Bank-IMF meetings recap, improving African ports, and financing climate targets. → Read More
The changing face of French aid
More grant money for traditional issues such as health and education is also aimed at countering Beijing's influence in Africa. → Read More
EU pulls Eritrea funding, citing Tigray conflict, 'lack of interest'
Brussels says Eritrea's role in the conflict in Ethiopia has "compounded" an already difficult situation. → Read More
Development banks considering $250M joint climate facility
The world's top multilateral development banks are after a common deliverable on climate finance in 2021. → Read More
What to make of the 2020 DAC stats
The impact of COVID-19 has seen ODA grow to a record $161.2 billion in 2020. But the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warns that not enough is being done to support equality in the global response. → Read More
UN environment agency says partnerships with Pepsi, Nestlé aren't an 'endorsement'
The United Nations Environment Programme says its work with four companies responsible for significant plastic pollution in lower-income countries is part of promoting "a full life-cycle and systems approach." → Read More