Mobilising capital for sustainable development
For achieving the 2030 Agenda there is an urgent need to mobilise additional funds for environmentally sustainable investments. In view of this need the project elaborates innovative approaches to finance sustainable development. Moreover, the project deals with the reform of the international trade and investment regimes.
Project Lead:
Kathrin Berensmann
Project Team:
Florence Dafe
Nannette Lindenberg
Jan Ohnesorge
Christoph Sommer
Financing:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Time frame:
2015 - 2017
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completed
Project description
For successfully implementing the 2030 Agenda it is necessary to mobilize an enormous amount of additional private capital and to allocate private capital in sustainable investments. Against this background the project elaborates first innovative approaches to finance sustainable development. This includes the analysis of innovative instruments in the field of green finance such as green bonds. Similarly, local currency bond markets play an important potential role in mobilizing long-term financial resources needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda. In the context of the German G20-Presidency this project supports the BMZ in writing studies and reports for the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI). Second, the project deals with the reform of the international trade and investment regimes with a focus on the effects of trade and investment agreements on public procurement, services and rules of origins.
Publications
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Privatization and the unusual case of Belarusian accession to the WTO
Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk / David G. Tarr (2017)
Helsinki: BOFIT-Institute for Economies in Transition Bank of Finland (BOFIT Discussion Papers 2) -
Privatization and the unusual case of Belarusian accession to the WTO
Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk / David G. Tarr (2017)
published on The World Economy -
Upscaling green bond markets: the need for harmonised green bond standards
Berensmann, Kathrin (2017)
Briefing Paper 12/2017 -
Ausweitung des Marktes für grüne Anleihen: die Notwendigkeit für harmonisierte Standards bei grünen Anleihen
Berensmann, Kathrin (2017)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 13/2017 -
Is world trade facing a spiral into isolationism?
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2017)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 19 January 2017) -
Vietnam’s preferential trade agreements: implications for GVC participation and upgrading
Berger, Axel / Dominique Bruhn (2017)
in: Claire H. Hollweg / Tanya Smith / Daria Taglioni (eds.), Vietnam at a crossroads: engaging in the next generation of global value chains, Washington, D.C.: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, 81-98 -
Localising sovereign debt: the rise of local currency bond markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dafe, Florence / Dennis Essers / Ulrich Volz (2017)
London: SOAS University of London (Department of Economics Working Paper 202) -
Drivers and constraints for adopting sustainability standards in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the demand for finance case studies from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa (Non-paper version, as delivered by authors)
Sommer, Christoph (ed.) (2017)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) -
On the role of central banks in enhancing green finance
Volz, Ulrich (2017)
Geneva: UN Environment Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (Working Paper 17/01) -
Green Finance: Akteure, Herausforderungen und Politikempfehlungen
Berensmann, Kathrin / Nannette Lindenberg (2016)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 14/2016 -
Green finance: actors, challenges and policy recommendations
Berensmann, Kathrin / Nannette Lindenberg (2016)
Briefing Paper 23/2016 -
A multilateral investment agreement: a road to nowhere?
Berger, Axel (2016)
in: G20 Hangzhou Summit 2016: proposals for trade, investment, and sustainable development outcomes, Geneva: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), 63-70 -
The G20 and the future of the global trading system
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2016)
Briefing Paper 10/2016 -
Die G20 und die Zukunft des Welthandelssystems
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2016)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 7/2016 -
Deep preferential trade agreements and upgrading in global value chains: the case of Vietnam
Berger, Axel / Dominique Bruhn / Andrea Bender / Julia Friesen / Katharina Kick / Felix Kullmann / Robert Roßner / Svenja Weyrauch (2016)
Studies 92 -
CETA and investment protection reform: winds of change or gentle breeze?
Berger, Axel / Henning Klodt (2016)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 7 March 2016) -
Exporte als Wachstumsmotor?
Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn (2016)
published on E+Z: Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit 10/2016, 32-33 -
Do we need to re-think free trade?
Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn (2016)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 4 October 2016) -
A financial sector to support development in low income countries
Griffith-Jones, Stephany / Ewa Karwowski / Florence Dafe (2014)
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI Report November 2014) -
Finanzierung globaler Entwicklung: Die Rolle der Märkte für Lokalwährungsanleihen in Subsahara-Afrika
Berensmann, Kathrin / Florence Dafe / Nannette Lindenberg / Ulrich Volz (2015)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2015 -
Die WTO-Ministerkonferenz in Nairobi: das Ende der Welthandelsorganisation oder der Aufbruch in eine neue Ära?
Dieter, Heribert / Rolf J. Langhammer / Marc Bungenberg / Andreas Freytag / Catherine Grant Makokera / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi (2016)
in: ifo Schnelldienst 69 (5), 3-17 -
After the WTO conference in Nairobi: what is the future of the World Trade Organisation?
Dieter, Heribert / Rolf J. Langhammer / Marc Bungenberg / Andreas Freytag / Catherine Grant Makokera / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi (2016)
in: ifo Schnelldienst 69 (5), 3-17 -
Green banking regulation: setting out a framework
Lindenberg, Nannette / Ulrich Volz (2016)
published on Practitioners‘ Dialogue on Climate Investments (PDCI) -
Government agoraphobia: home bias in developing country procurement markets
Ragoussis, Alexandros (2016)
Discussion Paper 5/2016 -
Refugees and international trade: are we ready to talk about the day after?
Ragoussis, Alexandros (2016)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 11 May 2016) -
Implications of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) for developing countries
Stephenson, Sherry / Alexandros Ragoussis / Jimena Sotelo (2016)
Discussion Paper 10/2016 -
Minorities and trade: what do we know, and how can policymakers take it into account?
Mueller, Benjamin / Alexandros Ragoussis (2016)
Discussion Paper 11/2016 -
The 2030 Agenda and improving access to trade finance: the role of the WTO and other international institutions
Schmitz, Birgit / Clara Brandi (2016)
published on ICTSD Opinion 19 January 2016 -
Sonderwirtschaftszonen als »Migrationsbremse« für Europa? Allzu große Hoffnungen sollten nicht darauf gesetzt werden
Schmitz, Birgit / Benjamin Schraven (2016)
in: Ifo Schnelldienst 69 (2), 3-6 -
Fostering Green Finance in Asia
Volz, Ulrich (2016)
Report prepared for the 2016 Annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) -
Risks and opportunities of non-bank based financing for agriculture: the case of agricultural value chain financing
Zander, Rauno (2016)
Discussion Paper 7/2016 -
Developing local currency bond markets for long-term development financing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Berensmann, Kathrin / Florence Dafe / Ulrich Volz (2015)
in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy 31 (3-4), 350-378 -
Financing global development: Beware of ‘end poverty’ euphoria and trigger-happy reform of concessional finance
Garroway, Christopher / Helmut Reisen (2015)
Briefing Paper 12/2015 -
The conference on development finance in Addis Ababa: leading the way on future international cooperation
Berensmann, Kathrin (2015)
in: Diplomatisches Magazin 6/2015, 24-27 -
Die Konferenz zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung in Addis Abeba: Wegbereiter für die zukünftige internationale Kooperation?
Berensmann, Kathrin (2015)
in: Diplomatisches Magazin 6/2015, 24-27 -
Hesitant embrace: China’s recent approach to international investment rule-making
Berger, Axel (2015)
in: The Journal of World Investment & Trade 16 (5-6), 843 –868 -
Developing countries and the future of the international investment regime
Berger, Axel (2015)
Bonn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH -
Financial stability as a precondition for the financing of sustainable development in emerging and developing countries
Bordon, Ingo / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
Briefing Paper 23/2015 -
Finanzstabilität als Vorbedingung für die Finanzierung nachhaltiger Entwicklung in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern
Bordon, Ingo / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 12/2015 -
Decarbonising the world economy: what needs to happen after the UN Climate Change Conference
Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn / Nannette Lindenberg (2015)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 23 November 2015) -
Der globale Regelrahmen für Dekarbonisierung: 3x3 Ansatzpunkte für die Reform der Global Economic Governance
Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn / Nannette Lindenberg (2015)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 10/2015 -
The global regulatory framework for decarbonisation: 3x3 starting points for the reform of global economic governance
Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn / Nannette Lindenberg (2015)
Briefing Paper 19/2015 -
Trade flows in developing countries: what is the role of trade finance?
Brandi, Clara / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
Discussion Paper 13/2015 -
The G20 summit in Antalya: who governs the world economy?
Brandi, Clara / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 13 November 2015) -
Financing global development: The potential of trade finance
Brandi, Clara / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
Briefing Paper 10/2015 -
Finanzierung globaler Entwicklung: Das Potenzial von Handelsfinanzierung
Brandi, Clara / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 2/2015 -
Financing global development: The role of central banks
Dafe, Florence / Ulrich Volz (2015)
Briefing Paper 8/2015 -
Developing countries’ participation in global value chains: implications for trade and trade-related policies
Kowalski, Przemyslaw / Javier Lopez Gonzalez / Alexandros Ragoussis / Cristian Ugarte (2015)
Paris: OECD Publ. (OECD Trade Policy Working Paper 179)