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MDB Reform
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MDB Reform
MDBs are central actors in the international financial architecture and have begun work on a reform agenda to respond to the scale of the climate challenge. MDBs need to work as a cohesive system to support country-led climate strategies, including by streamlining access and scaling innovative risk-sharing mechanisms.
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Publications and educational material to deepen understanding of MDB Reform and related topics.
An Innovative IFI Operating Model for the 21st Century
Originate-to-Distribute Models
CPI's work on the topic for capital mobilization
Credit Rating Agency Methodology for Multilateral Development Banks
Credit Rating Agency Cooperation
Report from the MDBs from October 2025 on cooperation with CRAs to date and areas for future engagement.
How callable capital can be used to grow MDB lending capacity
MDB Risk Appetite
The callable capital of the World Bank and other multilateral development banks is the ultimate unknown quantity — but it shouldn’t be. An article by Devex.
G20 Roadmap to Bigger, Better, more Effective MDBs
MDB Risk Appetite
Joint Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Statement for COP 29 – MDBs’ Support to Implementing the Paris Agreement
MDB Risk Appetite
Multilateral Development Bank's Comparison Report
Standardization, Data-Sharing, and Transparency