Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 07/2012

Risky Business: Intermediary lending and development finance

Sasanka Thilakasiri, Rob Nash, Anne Perrault

April 2012

Oxfam Publishing

Abstract

This issue briefing highlights the increasing use by development finance institutions of financial intermediaries to channel their funding. It identifies features of this lending and the implications for affected communities’ access to land and resources. It also provides recommendations for addressing concerns related to these investments.