Davos 2026 – Is impact investing living up to its promise?

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Jan 8, 202633:06News & Politics

As global leaders gather in Davos later this month amid shrinking aid budgets and hardening geopolitical priorities, development finance is being recast through the language of investment – raising urgent questions about...

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