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• CONNECTIVITY
• MCDF NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
• MCDF grant enhances vulnerable Senegal River Basin’s regional digital management
• Green and climate resilient development of planned Ethiopia airport, to be Africa’s largest, receives MCDF grant support
• MCDF grant supports Cambodia road connectivity to facilitate regional transport and trade
• TRANSPORT
• Airport: AfDB secures EUR270 million financing agreement to expand Morocco’s airport infrastructure
• Airport: EDB participates as an anchor lender in the Bank of America-arranged USD670 million club financing for development of Almaty International Airport
• Road: Bids invited for construction of highway project in Kazakhstan
• Road: Kenya seeks private investors for USD3 billion highway expansion PPP
• Railway: AfDB and Germany partner on railway development to boost Africa's regional connectivity and integration
• Railway: China opens four high-speed lines
• Railway: VinSpeed and Siemens Mobility sign a turnkey contract, deepening cooperation on high-speed rail development in Viet Nam
• IDB presented 110 transport investment projects totaled USD65 at LAC Transport Forum 2026
• ENERGY
• Grid: UN Secretary-General launches Global Grids Accelerator to power growth and clean energy in Africa and Southeast Asia
• Grid: Viet Nam Prosperity Bank signs USD27 million loan agreement with JBIC, SMBC, and Joyo Bank to finance power transmission project in Viet Nam
• Wind: IDB Invest approves up to USD100 million for wind farms in Argentina
• Wind+storage: Kazakhstan approves USD844 million wind and energy storage project
• Solar+storage: Philippine freeport authority and Chinese Huge Energy solar manufacturer sign MoU for 1GW solar, 100MW substation, and storage projects in the Philippines
• Hydrogen: AfDB to back green hydrogen projects in Egypt, Morocco, Namibia, and South Africa with USD20 million grants
• IRENA report: Delivering on the UAE Consensus: Tracking progress toward tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030
• IEA report: Electrification - Special report
• WATER
• Zambezi River Basin countries agree on climate resilience priorities for USD130 million program
• DIGITAL
• InfraTech: World Bank supports Kazakhstan with USD75 million loan to scale high-tech startups, create jobs, and mobilize private capital
• InfraTech: US-Asian technology company Tadaa expands into AI-enabled renewable energy through 1,000-acre solar farm project in Indonesia
• InfraTech: AfDB, UNDP, and partners launch free AI training for African public officials
• GSM Association launched Breaking Barriers campaign to address internet usage gap
• World Bank paper: How Is Government Using Artificial Intelligence?
• Tomorrow’s Infrastructure article: How Australia's New AI Infrastructure Standards Rewrite the Project-Finance Model for Data Centres in the Global South
• IEA report: Modernising Grids in the Age of Electricity - Scaling Digital Technologies and AI for Better Use of Existing Networks
• The Economist article: Malaysia is Enjoying a Massive Data-Centre Boom - Could it Help the Country Escape its Middle-Income Trap?
• TRADE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
• Caribbean Export and CDB partner to strengthen regional investment pipeline
• EDB outlines vision for regional integration at Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific Forum in Colombo
• IMF paper: What Matters for the Rise in Trade? Evidence from the African Continental Free Trade Area
• World Bank book: Integration - World-Class Trade Logistics Along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor

• QUALITY
• ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE
• AfDB, OPEC Fund, and Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment join forces to strengthen environmental and social safeguards in Africa
• ISO and UNDP launch world’s first International Standard to advance action on the Sustainable Development Goals
• CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
• World Bank approves USD110 million for climate-resilient roads in Sri Lanka
• ECONOMIC RECOVERY
• ADB report: Asian Development Bank Outlook September 2026 - Navigating Prolonged Energy Shocks and El Niño
• IMF book: Shaping the Future of Asia: Opportunities and Challenges
• DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
• IMF refines joint IMF-World Bank Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries
• PROCUREMENT, ANTI-CORRUPTION, TRANSPARENCY, AND DISCLOSURE
• CoST launches new Infrastructure Integrity Toolbox
• PROJECT CYCLE AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
• AfDB, WB, and IsDB and partners convene Project Implementation Units for Results curriculum workshop to measuring development results

• PARTNERSHIP
• INFRASTRUCTURE, FUNDS, AND INITIATIVES
• Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund reaches commercial launch with support from Africa50, NSIA, SEforAll, ISA, and World Bank
• Actis launches fourth Indian renewables platform, Leo Energies, targeting 3GW capacity
• Beryllus Capital and WorldBridge Group sign agreement to launch the Mekong Growth Fund, focused on Cambodia and Southeast Asia
• IFIS TOGETHER
• IDB and IFAD sign new agreement to scale up joint investment in rural development across Latin America and the Caribbean
• IFIS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIERS
• 500 development banks to meet in Thailand for the 2027 Finance in Common Summit
• World Bank, BNDES, and CIF partner to support transformation of energy-intensive industries in Brazil
• Saudi Eksab, IDB Invest, CAF, and IDC Network launch Saudi Eksab, IDC Impact Fund to expand growth capital in north of Latin America
• EBRD partners with EFG Holding to support MSMEs in Egypt
• Qatar Fund for Development launches initiatives with IDB and CAF at Banking on Development at UNGA81 side event
• IDB Invest partners with Caja Central Financoop and Banco Internacional in Ecuador
• DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIERS
• Development Bank of Kazakhstan signs agreements with European partners, MIGA, CCBC and discusses cooperation with Sinosure
• Kolaka Nickel constructs 20MW hybrid solar project in Indonesia with financing from ICBC, SC, and CITIC
• Boston University paper: From Pledges to Practice - FOCAC 2027 and Africa’s Energy and Climate Future
• OTHER NEWS AND ANALYSES ON PARTNER IFIS
• World Bank and UNDP to strengthen partnership with new cooperation framework
• PRIVATE CAPITAL MOBILIZATION
• MDB Task Force on Mobilization report update: Private Finance Made Available – Measuring MDB/DFI Investment Flows
• World Bank book: Institutions and Prosperity: Public Institutions for Enabling the Private Sector
• WAPPP policy brief: De-risking for Impact: Instruments and Blended Finance Tools for National Infrastructure Financing Institutions

• UPCOMING EVENTS
• Global AI and Digital Summit 2026 (19 – 22 October 2026)
• Report launch: Energy Storage at Scale: Insights from Global Regulatory Practice and World Bank Operations (22 October 2026)
• Auctions to Reduce Costs and Scale Up Renewable Energy in East Asia and Pacific - Communities of Practice Webinar (27 October 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)
• Finance in Common Summit 2027: Delivering Sustainable Growth for a More Resilient Future (31 March – 2 April 2027)
• World Bank Group Land Conference 2027 (17 – 21 May 2027)