World Bank sharpens IDA narrative by lifting it above special interests and earmarking in global aid

News October 25, 2024 / By: Bjørn H Amland

A World Bank campaign to convince donors to grant at least USD 27 billion for the International Development Association (IDA), its concessional arm for poor countries, is more open and outspoken than usual. The bank presents IDA as an antidote to a fractured aid architecture, but it faces competition from an unprecedented number of agencies.

Akihiko Nishio- World Bank photo.jpg — “We are the defragmenter”: Akihiko Nishio, Vice President for Development Finance at the World Bank and fundraiser for IDA21 (Photo: World Bank)

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World Bank sharpens IDA narrative by lifting it above special interests and earmarking in global aid

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