The past ten years have seen a surge in a new type of development lending, in which development finance institutions (DFIs) provide funding through financial intermediaries (FIs) rather than directly. FI lending now comprises over half of all International Finance Corporation (IFC) lending, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has doubled this type [...]
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Food prices are a matter of life and death to many in the developing world. Financial markets that should be helping food growers and processors to manage their risk and set prices have become a potential threat to global food security. Deregulated and secretive agricultural commodity derivatives markets have attracted huge sums of [...] Posted on July 4th, 2011
This report looks at the short- and long-term impact of the grain export ban issued by the Russian government during 2010-11. It shows that the ban did not bring food prices down in Russia, that it increased the price of grain internationally, and helped create an enviroment where price spikes and general instability [...] Posted on June 30th, 2011
This briefing paper argues that local and national food reserves can play a vital role in price stabilization and food security policies. Contrary to the arguments developed by mainstream economists and echoed by world leaders, several experiences demonstrate that food reserves can be effective in limiting the transmission of international price fluctuations, and [...] Posted on June 15th, 2011
Today, the world’s natural resources are under increasing pressure and are often the object of important power struggles between corporations, states and communities. National governments and international institutions are responsible for shaping the environment in which these different interests operate. As foreign investments in land, water and other natural resources grow in [...] 2 pages
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