Development Finance

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have a unique but often misunderstood role to play in catalyzing international development

Agile, effective DFIs can shape how the private sector interacts with development policymakers. However, the changing foreign assistance landscape in the United States and abroad may require a re-evaluation of DFIs’ effectiveness, measurable development impact, and future decisions.
 
The Project on Prosperity and Development has explored the challenges and opportunities that DFIs face in a series of reports, available below.

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The DFC’s New Equity Authority

The DFC can now make equity investments as a minority investor in any entity or investment funds. However, the BUILD Act was silent on how these investments should be accounted for.

Report by Daniel F. Runde , Romina Bandura , and Janina Staguhn — April 3, 2020

The New Missing Middle in Development Finance

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development releases a new policy brief that addresses the critical financing gap which the global micro, small, and medium enterprise landscape faces in the growth stage of innovation.

Brief by Daniel F. Runde , Erol Yayboke , and Sundar R. Ramanujam — November 13, 2019

USAID’s Evolution As An Institution

Please join us for an exit interview with Susan Fine to hear her reflections and recommendations based on her distinguished career at USAID.

Event by Daniel F. Runde and Susan Fine — October 31, 2019

Report Launch: Innovations in Guarantees for Development

In partnership with CDC Group, CSIS recently conducted a study on innovative uses of financial guarantees to leverage private capital in lower-middle-income and low-income countries.

Event by Daniel F. Runde , John Simon , Romina Bandura , Luis Felipe López-Calva , Mildred Callear , Paddy Carter , Joan Larrea , John Wasielewski , and Sundar R. Ramanujam — October 18, 2019

Innovations in Guarantees for Development

Developing countries seeking to attract foreign investments are often constrained by excessive perceived and real risks in the market. This report examines how bilateral agencies can scale up their use of guarantees and leverage private capital in these markets.

Report by Romina Bandura and Sundar R. Ramanujam — October 18, 2019

Maximizing Private Investment and Job Impacts

CSIS will be hosting a high-level public event and reception on focused on the challenges confronted by development finance institutions to maximize private investment and jobs impacts.

Event by Daniel F. Runde , Romina Bandura , Alexander De Croo , Katarína Mathernová , Liz Lloyd , Chantal Korteweg , Sanjeev Gupta , Paul Lamontagne , and Bruno Wenn — October 17, 2019

Report Launch of Strategic Directions for the DFC: Supporting Development and National Security

During this armchair conversation and panel discussion, the Project on Prosperity and Development will share its findings on how the DFC can work more effectively in the modern international development arena, improve coordination among U.S. allies and local businesses, and offer a better alternative to the Chinese development model.

Event by Romina Bandura , Daniel F. Runde , Conor M. Savoy , Edward Burrier , Neil Gregory , Edgar Villanueva , Olivier Lavinal , and Jim Mazzarella — September 24, 2019