Development Banks for Economic Growth – Leveraging National and Multilateral Development Banks to Finance Infrastructure, Inclusion, and Sustainable Transformation (C142-I)

This course teaches you how development banks operate, how they finance growth, and how to align their strategies with national priorities. You’ll gain: Development Bank Foundations Understand national vs. multilateral development banks, mandates, and governance models Learn global frameworks: World Bank, AfDB, ADB, IDB, EIB, and SDG 9 & 17 Explore capital structures, lending instruments, and risk-sharing mechanisms Strategy & Program Design Define development finance strategy, sectoral priorities, and institutional partnerships Manage infrastructure finance, SME support, and green economy initiatives Coordinate with ministries, regulators, donors, and private sector actors Monitoring & Impact Track disbursement, project outcomes, and macroeconomic indicators Build dashboards, evaluation frameworks, and ESG reporting systems Support donor alignment, SDG tracking, and sovereign credit enhancement Integration & Governance Align development bank operations with fiscal policy, ESG goals, and national development plans Embed transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption safeguards Monitor compliance, risk, and institutional sustainability Tools & Platforms Use platforms like OpenDAB, IFI databases, sovereign risk dashboards, and ESG finance tools Automate portfolio tracking, impact reporting, and stakeholder engagement Monitor alerts, KPIs, and development finance metrics Strategic Impact Improve infrastructure, inclusion, and economic resilience Reduce financing gaps, inequality, and underinvestment Support ESG goals, sustainable growth, and regional integration