Neil Gregory
@nfgregory
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Thought Leader, Impact Investing and Development Finance [email protected]
Washington DC
Joined August 2009
Reminder that you can find me at neilgregory@bluesky.social. Follow me there for posts on sustainable finance, development finance and impact investing.
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“The GEMs statistics challenge the conventional view that emerging markets are high-risk destinations for investment” ~ IFC VP, Risk and Finance, Federico Galizia. Read new GEMs reports for further insights on emerging markets investments: https://t.co/krUmPR0pvR
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💡Five takeaways from the GEMs report from @ODI_Global's @nfgregory. #EmergingMarkets
https://t.co/lnzrxjyFVH
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ODI's Neil Gregory shares valuable insights provided by GEMS data for private investors on credit risks in emerging markets.
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New data reveals that during global crises, emerging markets and developing economies recorded lower default rates than in advanced economies. Download the latest GEMs reports for more granular statistics to help drive investments in EMDEs: https://t.co/CKxVR6iPtS
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Do you have a passion for international development? We are recruiting for the @WorldBank Group’s Young Professionals Program, seeking young leaders to work with diverse teams from around the globe on life-changing projects. Learn more here: https://t.co/fJTaS3gL2D
#WBGYPP
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Good summary of the latest state of play in climate finance.
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This report highlights the role of finance, economic development, climate and environment ministers within and beyond the G20 countries in engaging with broader debates around the reform of the...
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Great summary of insights from our work assessing European investor appetite for EMDE assets
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The billions to trillions narrative which the development finance network has based its private capital mobilisation aspirations on since 2015 is on shaky ground because, as ODI’s latest research...
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Eradicating poverty means not just investing where the poor are today - but investing in where the opportunities to move out of poverty will be greatest.
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Nice of Devex to feature two of my pieces on the same day: A reality check on development dollars and investment data https://t.co/KFgLg2NLvG
#Devex via @Devex
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Where are the trillions of dollars for development, and how much private capital is actually possible? Plus, World Bank chief Ajay Banga’s one-year climate scorecard.
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New Sustainable Debt Monitor: The ESG debt universe topped $6.3 trillion in Q1, up from $5.1 trillion a year ago and is expected to surpass $6.5 trillion by mid-2024. Read report: https://t.co/FiXi7SNVG4
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#SustainableFinance in emerging markets rose sharply in 2023 with issuances rising 45% year-over-year with over $200 billion issued last year, after a 10% slump in issuances in 2022. Learn more in @IFC_org’s new report:
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The sixth edition of the IFC-Amundi Green Bond report shows sovereign, financial and corporate borrowers sold 45 percent more of the securities to investors than they did the previous year.
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Good discussion of blended finance at OECD PSD COP today. I and other speakers emphasized that the time for bespoke projects is past - now we need standard structures deployed at scale at fund/portfolio level. We should measure success in terms of impact and market development.
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Since 2015, the promise of ‘billions to trillions’ from private investors has not materialised. We explored why, and how to double yearly funding to $120 billion to emerging markets and developing economies: https://t.co/XNXmLTeQBv
@SamAttridge1 | @BiancaGetzel | @nfgregory
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The GEMS data release is a good step forward, but won't fully answer private investors questions about investment risk in EMs. https://t.co/T6kNVpoiBH
#Devex via @Devex
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Here’s what the Global Emerging Markets, or GEMS, database does — and doesn’t — mean for private investors.
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Great perspective on why the development community needs to get comfortable with supporting private investment. ODI: Think change: On lipstick, social media and the performativity of UK aid
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There is far too little time and space provided to understanding how the UK development offer might support or not the kind of economic transformation essential for sustained poverty reduction.
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Great discussion @CGDev today on measuring and reporting on private capital mobilization. @aidtransparency proposals make good sense - hope to see MDBs and DFIs adopt them - and @OECD
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Further progress in creating shared good practices for impact investing - now we have norms on impact reporting that we can all get behind.
impactfrontiers.org
Update: A standalone website for the Impact Performance Reporting Norms was launched in November 2025, please visit impactreporting.org for the latest updat ...
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Final few days to register for ODI Day at the #SpringMeetings! ⏰ Join us and a brilliant line-up of speakers on 17 April – in Washington, D.C. or online – for a series of events about some of the most urgent development finance challenges of our time.
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Weak productivity growth is the main culprit behind the secular decline in global growth. Misallocation of resources across firms is an important driver of this weakness. Policy intervention & leveraging emerging technologies can help reverse this. https://t.co/jznNw2ctTc
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