We were saddened by the sudden passing of our dear friend and colleague, Katherine Graham, earlier this month. She will be deeply missed and remembered by many. A decorated Professor of Public Policy at Carleton University in Ottawa, she expertly advised our CIDA-funded projects on local governance in Ghana and Vietnam in the early and…(Read more)
In its new State of the Sector report, the Canada Forum on Impact Investment in Development found that Canadian impact investors—banks, credit unions, funds, foundations and NGOs—managed CAD 4.6 billion in assets in emerging and developing economies. This capital was placed in financial services, agriculture, clean energy and consumer services, with 46% going to Latin…(Read more)
On December 25, 2025, Ishika Mookerjee reported for Bloomberg that global issuances of green bonds and loans totaled USD 1 trillion so far this year, hitting a new record. In 2025, Asia led the way. “Asia-Pacific companies and government-linked issuers raised $261 billion from green debt, up about 20% from a year earlier, with China…(Read more)
Harvard economist Dani Rodrik’s latest book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, argues that improving the quality of jobs in the services sector should be a priority for developing and advanced economies alike. As one reviewer wrote: “Rodrik is most convincing when he identifies a misguided fixation on manufacturing jobs as a costly mistake, in…(Read more)
On September 15, 2025, at the Ottawa Art Gallery, a new book was launched: Lessons in Philanthropy, a compilation of stories and lessons in doing community-based philanthropy effectively, with purpose and humanity. The book is a tribute to the legacy of Barb McInnes, longtime president of the Community Foundation of Ottawa, who passed away in…(Read more)
Canada was one of the first countries to recognize the newly independent Bangladesh in 1971. Writing on the McLeod Group site, Canadian scholar-practitioners Dr. Lilly Nicholls and Dr. Syed Sajjadur Rahman discuss policy options for Canada to support Bangladesh as the South Asian country of 170 million navigates a complex process of national, political and…(Read more)
On September 1, 2025, Equinor, the Norwegian multinational energy company, invested nearly USD 1 billion in Ørsted, the Danish wind energy firm. The Equinor investment is a vote of confidence in Ørsted which has faced challenges from the opposition of the US administration to renewable energy. The injection of new capital will enable Ørsted to…(Read more)
The Group of 78 is a Canadian non-profit working for peace, climate action and social justice through dialogue and advocacy for progressive Canadian foreign policy and renewed multilateralism. To be held on October 10, 2025 at the University of Ottawa, the theme of G78’s 2025 annual policy conference is Redefining Development in a Disordered World,…(Read more)
In July 2025, in the wake of major aid cuts by the United States and Europe, the United Nations hosted the fourth conference on financing for development in Seville, Spain. The meeting produced an outcome document, the Seville Commitment, that called for a pause on the debt of developing countries, a debt swap hub, a…(Read more)
The Unesco Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education held jointly by Budd Hall at the University of Victoria, Canada, and Rajesh Tandon at PRIA in New Delhi, has published its annual report for 2024-2025. Through its DECODE project, the Chair and its partners produced six case studies “exploring how communities are…(Read more)
