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The Spanish system for international development cooperation consists of a web of official institutions, at different administrative levels, as well
In France, blending operations are implemented by the public development bank (PDB) Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the development
The European Investment Bank (EIB) cooperates with the European Union (EU), its member states and their development agencies at both
The Dutch government has a longstanding and comprehensive cooperation with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) via the Ministry of
With the increasing reliance on development finance to mobilise resources and catalyse private sector initiatives and finance at scale for
With the increasing reliance on development finance to mobilise resources and catalyse private sector initiatives and finance at scale for
Background note Ensuring adequate access to sustainable development finance was already a fundamental challenge prior to the pandemic and will
Elcano and ETTG have published the report on the rise of public development banks in the European financial architecture for development which shows how PDBs are critical in promoting resilience to shocks (financial, economic, pandemic, climate, etc.), stabilise the economy and foster a more rapid long-lasting recovery. The report also stresses the importance of medium- and long-term finance for development that can help building markets and promoting economic transformation in a sustainable, green, inclusive and gender-sensitive manner.
The present study is the product of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) collaboration aiming both to propose a definition of SDG alignment and to provide concrete principles to further operationalise and promote such alignment in practice.
