Development Finance Agenda

2017 - 2025

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Who rates the Raters? pp. 3: Editor's Reflection
Unified financial services regulation in Sub-Sahara Africa pp. 6-9: Kenneth K. Mwenda
Towards a new architecture for sustainable finance in EMDEs pp. 10-11: Sharron L. McPherson
Food convergence innovation: promises of building back more sustainable food systems in Africa pp. 12-13: Fadel Ndiame and Laurette Dube
What went wrong in Ghana: how credit ratings contributed to the economic challenges? pp. 14-15: Misheck Mutize
Investing in State-Owned Enterprises is critical for infrastructure development in Africa pp. 16: Kim Chan Wan Fong
Making sustainable finance available to more women in the fight to address climate change – A call to action pp. 18-19: Gisela Garzon De La Roza and Anne Valko Celestino
Climate change disruptions, development financing and Africa’s future after COP27 pp. 20-21: George Kararach
A world without fossil fuels: optimal financial and environmental balance does matter pp. 22-23: Nicholas Biekpe

IMF: The Global Sovereign Debt Manager pp. 4-5: Editor's Reflection
The future of Africa’s development financing: why Eurobond issuance is declining pp. 8-9: Misheck Mutize
Mind the trade finance gap: more so in times of stress pp. 10: Sephooko I. Motelle
Reshaping risk mitigation: the impact of non-financial levers pp. 12-13: Mohan Vivekanandan and Joel Barnor
Crises as opportunities? Can the current short-term financial response measures be turned into structural global development finance architecture reforms? pp. 14-15: Danny Cassimon and George Mavrotas
The role of financial access in adding value to economic sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 16: Simplice Asongu and Nicholas Odhiambo
Global Development Finance Professionalism through the Chartered Institute of Development Finance (CIDEF) pp. 18-19: Nicholas Biekpe
Book review of: C. Puta-Chekwe, Zambia: Pathways to Excellence, (London: Adonis & Abbey Publishers, 2021) pp. 20-22: Kenneth K. Mwenda

A Refection on the journey of Africa’s development since the Berlin Conference of 1884 pp. 3: Editors Defa
Can development finance help reduce food and nutrition insecurity? What recent research can tell us pp. 4-5: George Mavrotas and Danny Cassimon
Refocusing Climate Finance on Development Impact pp. 6: Ope Onibokun and Priya Sinha
Why the European Union ban on rating agencies is a dangerous precedence pp. 8-9: Misheck Mutize
Trickle-impact Finance: Sustainable Finance Model for the Poor and Marginalised pp. 10: Nicholas Biekpe
Financial Inclusion strategies for the effective implementation of Constitutional Rights: Psycho-Social Support and Grassroots Governance Engagement with a gender focused approach pp. 12: Luz Helena Hanauer
The shortage of climate finance will worsen the disparities between the developed and developing economies pp. 14-15: Laone Nthaga
How indigenous philanthropy may contribute towards Africa’s development agenda pp. 16: Roland M. Banya
Cassava Community Seed Multiplication Innovation: A Miracle Bullet for Food Security, Income Generation and Job Creation pp. 18: Nyankomo Marwa

Sub-Saharan Africa’s Eurobonds: Success Story or Subject of Concern? pp. 4-7: Christian Senga and Danny Cassimon
Building Winning Emerging Economy “Underdogs” through Brand pp. 10-12: James Maposa
Blockchain Technology as an Enabler of Economic Development in Africa pp. 14-15: Enock Mokobi
The Non-Banking Sector in the Wall Streets of the South African Economy pp. 20-22: Leonard Mushunje and Maxwell Mashasha

The IMF-WB Debt Sustainability Framework: Procedures, Applications and Criticisms pp. 4-6: Danny Cassimon, Karel Verbeke and Dennis Essers
Moving from Consumption Economy to Productive Economy pp. 12-13: Yvonne Zwane
Proposed Funding Models for Provincial Government Infrastructure Delivery pp. 14-16: Clive Coetzee
Public Private Partnerships - A Critical Cog in the Infrastructure Development Arsenal pp. 20-21: Bethuel Nitshiswinzhe
From Beg Basket to Bread Basket, Mobile Money can Provide an Alternative pp. 22-24: Munyaradzi G. Nyakwawa