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The Borrower the System Forgot to Design For

Somewhere in rural India right now, a woman is being turned down for a loan of about ₹1.5 lakh. She has never missed a repayment. Her business has a track record that could be easily verified—if anyone asked to see it. She will likely walk away from that bank without …

Means of Implementation: Role of technology, finance, and institutions

Creating a sustainable future for the Nation means that all the spheres of human activity – economic, social, environmental, governance and, above all, value systems – must function together at a whole new level of coherence and synergy. Previous trialogue 2047 discussions have explored the principles of designing a national development strategy …

The New Aid Landscape

The last decade has witnessed the evolution of a new landscape of development cooperation. The rise of new financial contributions and models for meeting international development objectives that are beyond the definition of traditional official development assistance has redefined the contours of development assistance. These new development contributions include non-development …