'biggest problem facing developing nations is the cost of capital.' - Avinash Persaud

'Borrowing money for projects in developing countries is two to three times more expensive than in wealthy nations. This has a dampening effect on climate projects.'
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Push to lower financing cost cbc.bb/news/local-new…

Warwick Economics Lecture with Avinash Persaud warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econom…
'Reforming international finance to turbocharge the energy transition: introducing the FX guarantee mechanism for eco-investments in fast-growing economies', with Avinash Persaud.

Warwick Economics Lecture with Avinash Persaud warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econom…

Talking about the new IDB-backed Brazil FX Hedge Platform to unblock foreign investment in eco-projects with Treasury Secretary Ceron and Sir Alok at São Paulo’s G20 meeting. nasdaq.com/articles/brazi…

A critical innovation to unblock the flow of private capital to developing countries, backed by a $1bn IDB credit line. reuters.com/world/americas…

Lakshmi Persaud, novelist who chronicled the Indian diaspora in the Caribbean – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/202…

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America’s Osage want you to know their story doesn’t end with Killers of the Flower Moon gregpalast.com/americas-osage…

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Hi team. Our latest episode. youtu.be/d_ipEb3ZPTk?si…

Paris finance meet momentum builds for polluter taxes to fund green transition downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-c…

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🌱💰'I’m a finance guy, so I benefit from people thinking that finance is magic, but the reality is that it isn’t. [...] We can use finance as much as we can, but ultimately, we also need new money.'

✍️ @Ferminkoop speaks to Avinash Persaud at #COP28
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COP28 Draws to a Close, 23 Hours Overtime: Historic but Also Disappointing, Say Experts m.thewire.in/article/enviro…