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Are Development Banks Becoming Merchant Banks?
A debate is under way over whether development banks are drifting away from their public missions and behaving more like merchant banks, chasing commercially driven deals rather than funding development priorities. The question, raised in a Global Policy Journal analysis, speaks to broader concerns about mission drift, profitability pressures and the role of public finance institutions in global development.
Why now: Concerns about mission drift at development finance institutions are resurfacing amid debates over how public development banks should balance profit and purpose.
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- Are Development Banks becoming Merchant Banks? · Global Policy Journal
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