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Full libraryRisk Control Presents Research on Development Finance Guarantees at the OECD CoP-PF4SD Meeting
Risk Control participated in the OECD Community of Practice on Private Finance for Sustainable Development (CoP-PF4SD) meeting, presenting its latest research on the role of guarantees in mobilising private capital for development.
Risk Control Launches New Report on Specialist Guarantee Companies
Risk Control has launched its latest report, Guarantee Companies & Development Finance, at an online event held on 27 February 2026. Commissioned under the FCDO MOBILIST programme and SECO Economic Cooperation and Development, and authored by William…
Full text · figuresGuarantee Companies & Development Finance
This Risk Control study commissioned by FCDO and SECO examines the role of specialist guarantee companies in boosting developing-country investment and growth. We draw lessons for these companies and their equity owners from the experience of prominent…
Full text · figuresRisk Control's Director, William Perraudin discusses MDB/DFI market building at CGD event
Risk Control's Managing Director, William Perraudin participated in the Center for Global Development's online event, "Can MDBs/DFIs Really Build Markets," on the topic of effective market building and impact driving. He joined other industry leaders to…
Capital Adequacy Benchmarking for MDBs
Read the full paper. This report presents a capital adequacy benchmarking analysis for nine prominent Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), conducted by Risk Control and sponsored by the MDB Challenge Fund. The study aims to implement Recommendation 5 of the…
Full text · figuresData Template for MDB Loans
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are mandated by their shareholder to help Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs) achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by United Nations member states in 2015. Recently there have been…
Full text · figuresRegulatory Data Requirements for Securitisation Investors
Read the paper. The ambitious lending targets set by the shareholders of Multilateral Development Banks’ (MDBs) which aim to achieve the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, require a significant expansion of the MDB lending capacity. If MDBs…
Full text · figuresAnalysis of SDR-Based Hybrid Capital for MDBs
Read the full paper. The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have co-developed proposals to boost the lending capacity of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) using Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to create MDB hybrid…
Full text · figuresCounterparty Risk in MDB EEAs
Read the full paper. Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) face significant concentration risk due to their lending patterns, often focused on a small number of sovereign borrowers. To mitigate this risk, MDBs have implemented Exposure Exchange Agreements…
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