A Renewed EU Budget Support Framework to Maximise Leverage and Impact
This report explores how EU budget
support can be strengthened to expand financing capacity, enhance development impact, and increase leverage in the run-up to the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework. It outlines options for optimising the grant–loan mix and estimates the potential gains from a more strategically calibrated financial toolkit.
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Potential for Risk Financing to Support Shock-Responsive Education Services
The paper highlights how climate-exacerbated shocks such as tropical cyclones, droughts, and earthquakes currently cause up to $7 billion in education infrastructure and learning losses annually, yet education remains one of the least funded sectors in disaster risk financing and climate adaptation.
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Maximising the EU Guarantee for Leverage and Impact
This paper examines how the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) guarantee instrument can be strengthened to better support sustainable development in emerging markets.
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Unlocking SDRs for Hybrid Capital
In this Insights note, we explore the key takeaways of the decision to greenlight the use of SDRs for Hybrid Capital. We outline the IMF’s approval and the AfDB and IADB proposal, and delve into the implications of this decision.
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