Jennifer Forrest

Articles by Jennifer Forrest

  • MDBs must mobilise more capital to emerging markets, says Barbados' Mottley

    06 February 2025

    The prime minister of Barbados has called on multilateral development banks (MDBs) to increase their local currency lending from 'less than 5%' to 20%, as she issued a fresh rallying call...

  • Reform MDBs to do more transaction emerging market currencies, says OECD report

    05 February 2025

    Multilateral development banks (MDBs) should be reformed to allow them to facilitate local currency debt issuance and financing, to help overcome the currency risk preventing capital flowing to emerging markets ...

  • Amoral financial markets need to be paid to invest more in emerging economies, says Aviva

    04 February 2025

    From Jennifer Forrest in Paris

  • MUFG's $1.5bn blended finance strategy nears first close

    04 February 2025

    From Jennifer Forrest in Paris

  • Not highlighting opportunities is 'failing blended finance', says Spanish minister

    04 February 2025

    Development finance institutions (DFIs) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) are failing to showcase the opportunities and responsibilities of investing in emerging markets, a Spanish minister has claimed.

  • Ninety One's EAAIF reaches $1.5bn of committed portfolio

    03 February 2025

    The Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has grown its committed loan portfolio to more than $1.5 billion, it told Environmental Finance.

  • People Moves, 31 January: Handelsbanken, SDCL, AIGCC, Suma Capital, BDO ... and more

    31 January 2025
  • Venture dominates impact with almost 1500 funds

    30 January 2025
  • Deetken's gender fund secures $10m commitment

    30 January 2025
  • Ex-BlackRock renewables specialist closes maiden fund

    30 January 2025