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  • CONNECTIVITY
    • TRANSPORT
      • Railway: Chile advances rail-port logistics strategy through intermodal freight corridor and San Antonio terminal
      • Railway: Uzbekistan completes airport rail link connecting Urganch and Khiva
      • Port: Da Nang approves USD237 million for shared infrastructure supporting Lien Chieu Port in Viet Nam
      • Port: JICA provides USD111 million loan for Sihanoukville container terminal expansion in Cambodia
      • Port: AfDB advances USD170 million financing package for Luanda Port modernization in Angola
      • Airport: Contractor selection advances for Ethiopia’s USD12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport
      • Forbes Analysis: Airport expansion alone will not deliver seamless African air connectivity
    • ENERGY
      • Hydropower: CDP commits USD92 million to Viet Nam’s Bac Ai pumped-storage hydropower project
      • Hydrogen: USTDA backs engineering studies for green ammonia project in Morocco
      • Hydrogen: Saudi Arabia grants ACWA Power mandate for green hydrogen and renewable electricity exports
      • World Bank report: Toward a Secure, Affordable, and Resilient Energy Future: Roadmaps for the Pacific Islands
      • IRENA article: Three Ways Renewable Energy is Critical for the Industries of Tomorrow
    • WATER
      • TWD Article: Rethinking Transboundary Water Management
      • Al Jazeera Analysis: Where water conflicts pose the biggest threat in 2026
    • DIGITAL
      • Data center: STT GDC secures USD1.37 billion green financing for data center campus in Malaysia
      • Cable: Google announces new subsea cable systems linking Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States
      • Cable: UNIFI, STE, and CYTA sign agreement for Cyprus-Syria submarine cable
      • IFC note: Risks, and Opportunities in Data Center and AI Investment in Emerging Markets
      • UNCTAD article: Ensuring AI benefits everyone is key to development in the Global South
    • TRADE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
      • China-ASEAN trade expands as regional connectivity and supply-chain integration deepen
      • ASEAN advances digital trade and supply-chain integration initiatives
  • QUALITY
    • ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE
      • Tajikistan launches Central Asia's first sovereign sustainable finance framework
    • CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
      • CDB and GCF provide USD27.1 million to strengthen climate early warning systems in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago
      • Africa Circular Economy Facility expands support for circular economy roadmaps across Africa
      • UNDCO Article: From Risk to Opportunity: De-risking Namibia’s Green Transition
    • ECONOMIC RECOVERY
      • World Bank report: Small Governments, Big Ambitions: Fiscal Policy in East Asia and Pacific
    • PROCUREMENT, ANTI-CORRUPTION, TRANSPARENCY, AND DISCLOSURE
      • U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre report: Understanding corruption risks in devolved climate finance: Implementation vulnerabilities in the ‘Financing Locally-Led Climate Action’ programme in Kenya
  • PARTNERSHIP
    • MCDF NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
      • Kenya Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Visits MCDF CEO at its Secretariat to Strengthen Partnership
      • XNAI Delegation and MCDF CEO Discuss Strengthening Knowledge Collaboration
      • MCDF participates in EDB Academy workshop on multilateral development bank cooperation
    • IFIS TOGETHER
      • CDB contributes USD1 million to CAF fund supporting Venezuela’s recovery and reconstruction
    • IFIS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIERS
      • EBRD provides USD75 million trade finance facility to Al Mansour Bank in Iraq, supporting import and export transactions
      • AfDB adds Mauritius Commercial Bank to trade finance guarantee programme
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • MCDF
      • 4th Asia-Pacific Integrity and Compliance Forum (8-10 September 2026)
    • OTHERS
      • Public Debt Management Conference 2026 (10 – 11 September 2026)
      • CASI Sustainability Forum in HKGW: Shaping Inclusive Transitions in Asia: Enhancing SMEs’ Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change (11 September 2026)
      • OECD Interim Economic Outlook 2026 (23 September 2026)
      • 8th World Bank/ ODI Global / IFS Public Finance Conference (24 – 25 September 2026)
      • Global AI and Digital Summit 2026 (19 – 22 October 2026)
      • EFSD International Economic Conference: Towards Balanced Economic Development (29 October 2026)
      • 31 Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (9 – 20 November 2026)
      • Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit (Africa PPP) 2026: Building Africa’s Prosperity: Transformative Infrastructure, Investment and Partnerships to Accelerate Economic Development (11 – 13 November 2026)
      • World Bank Group Land Conference 2027 (17 – 21 May 2027)