Climate and empowering women must be a priority, development bank bosses say


  • World
  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2025

Nadia Calvino, President of the European Investment Bank, attends an interview with Reuters, during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, in Seville, Spain, July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

(Corrects spelling to "Liqun" not "Liqung" in paragraph 2)

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -Multilateral development banks need to sharpen their focus on delivering climate action and on empowering women, the heads of two major MDBs in Asia and Europe told Reuters, as they face calls to be bolder, more flexible and inclusive.

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