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Viewpoint: amid the ESG retreat, MDBs can unlock sustainable investment at scale – ILX

Multinational development banks (MDB) play a growing and crucial role in unlocking investment for sustainable development in emerging markets, but private capital should step up, write ILX Management’s Manfred Schepers and Luz Martinez.

Posted on May 09, 2025

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... With developed nations pledging to triple climate finance to $300bn annually by 2035, MDBs need to attract global private capital. Adopting an 'originate-to-share' model can help MDBs leverage their resources effectively. Data shows that development finance loans outperform similar high-yield and emerging market debt bonds in risk-adjusted returns.

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