Events

Climate finance is becoming one of the most decisive forces shaping South Asia’s development trajectory. Yet the region home to some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries often faces structural barriers in accessing and implementing global climate funds effectively. The South Asia Stakeholder Consultation on the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) brought together civil society leaders, researchers, financial experts, and development practitioners from across the region

Bangladesh’s rapid infrastructure expansion has been powered by borrowing but the way projects are governed is now emerging as a critical risk to the country’s fiscal future. In recent years, external debt has grown sharply while repayment pressures are rising, particularly in the power and infrastructure sectors. As global financial conditions tighten and major loan repayments approach, questions are intensifying about whether public borrowing is consistently translating int