Highlights from the Public Debate, 17 October 2018
Alex Their, Executive Director of ODI Nathalie Tocci, Director IAI
Frank Engel, EP DEVE Rapporteur Anne Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO PLAN International
Federica Mogherini, EU HRVP Bill Gates, BMG Foundation
Simon Maxwell, ETTG Chairperson James Mackie, Director ECDPM
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has longstanding experience in coordinating and working with donors. The EBRD relationship with donors takes different forms, such as co-financing (e.g., grant support, concessional finance and guarantees), technical assistance and policy dialogues. The focus ranges from strategic considerations to more concrete actions. The relationship can be materialised through donor facilities, such as the Green Climate Fund, or through EBRD-established multi-donor funds, agreements with bilateral donor countries, such as the United States, Switzerland and Japan, or collaborations with the European Union (EU), for example, involving the European Commission and several EU member states.