National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in providing countercyclical lending and sustainable development financing through national development financial institutions (NDFIs). While NDFIs are often a feasible solution for addressing develo...

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Main Authors: Gutierrez, Eva, Kliatskova, Tatsiana
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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spelling okr-10986-364672021-11-04T05:10:44Z National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned Gutierrez, Eva Kliatskova, Tatsiana SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION PANDEMIC RESPONSE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS SME FINANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND STATE-OWNED BANKS In recent years, there has been renewed interest in providing countercyclical lending and sustainable development financing through national development financial institutions (NDFIs). While NDFIs are often a feasible solution for addressing development needs and closing financing gaps, they are not always the best solution, and their setup and structure need to be tailored to the country’s needs. It is important that prior to setting up a new NDFI or increasing the scope of operations of the existing ones, governments consider all available public policy interventions as well as options for private capital involvement to address unmet financing needs of the private sector. NDFIs will likely see strong demand for their interventions in a post- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery phase. This calls for enhanced NDFI efficiency and effectiveness. To maximize the net benefits of NDFIs and ensure their financial sustainability, NDFIs should be effectively managed and properly supervised. NDFIs have been important actors in the implementation of countercyclical finance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and have helped mitigate a credit crunch. During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have taken on large balance-sheet risks to support credit growth, in many cases using NDFIs as administrators of public anti-crisis programs. 2021-11-03T21:49:04Z 2021-11-03T21:49:04Z 2021-10-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/542471633672135095/National-Development-Financial-Institutions-Trends-Crisis-Response-Activities-and-Lessons-Learned http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36467 English Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study
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topic SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
SME FINANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND
STATE-OWNED BANKS
spellingShingle SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
SME FINANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND
STATE-OWNED BANKS
Gutierrez, Eva
Kliatskova, Tatsiana
National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned
relation Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight;
description In recent years, there has been renewed interest in providing countercyclical lending and sustainable development financing through national development financial institutions (NDFIs). While NDFIs are often a feasible solution for addressing development needs and closing financing gaps, they are not always the best solution, and their setup and structure need to be tailored to the country’s needs. It is important that prior to setting up a new NDFI or increasing the scope of operations of the existing ones, governments consider all available public policy interventions as well as options for private capital involvement to address unmet financing needs of the private sector. NDFIs will likely see strong demand for their interventions in a post- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery phase. This calls for enhanced NDFI efficiency and effectiveness. To maximize the net benefits of NDFIs and ensure their financial sustainability, NDFIs should be effectively managed and properly supervised. NDFIs have been important actors in the implementation of countercyclical finance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and have helped mitigate a credit crunch. During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have taken on large balance-sheet risks to support credit growth, in many cases using NDFIs as administrators of public anti-crisis programs.
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author Gutierrez, Eva
Kliatskova, Tatsiana
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Kliatskova, Tatsiana
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title National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned
title_short National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned
title_full National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned
title_fullStr National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned
title_full_unstemmed National Development Financial Institutions : Trends, Crisis Response Activities, and Lessons Learned
title_sort national development financial institutions : trends, crisis response activities, and lessons learned
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