Rishikesh R Bhandary

during #NewYorkClimateWeek, @gdp-center.bsky.social and Open Society Foundations are co-hosting an event that will go into the green developmental statecraft necessary to achieve structural transformations on Thursday, Sept 25 at 2pm. you can sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/green-deve...

Cover image for the new report from the BU GPD Center and Universidad del Pacífico CECHAP: Unmined Potential? Opportunities for development finance to support sustainability and inclusion in transition mineral supply chains

I’m delighted to share my latest w/ @gdp-center.bsky.social colleagues @julieradomski.bsky.social, Bowen Gu & Cynthia Sanborn:

Unmined Potential? Opportunities for development finance to support sustainability and inclusion in transition mineral supply chains.

www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/03/...

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the IMF's income position report for 2024 shows how the Fund is in great financial shape... www.imf.org/en/Publicati...

it doesn't have to sit on 90 million ounces of gold. @marinazucker.bsky.social and I have some ideas on what it could do instead: www.bu.edu/gdp/2024/11/...

yes, terrifying

Joint statement by Amar Bhattacharya, Vera Songwe and Nicholas Stern, Co-Chairs of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the en... “We welcome publication of the new COP29 Presidency text on the new collective quantified goal on climate finance. It calls...

independent high level expert group co-chairs issue a statement saying 250 is too low and not in line with Paris www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst... #COP29 #NCQG

Colombia calls for a ten year debt suspension to free up money for climate change as a part of #NCQG #COP29 bsky.app/profile/rish...

How to fight the silent debt crisis engulfing the global south Multilateral institutions must help these countries find the money to stave off climate change

former Vice President Osinbajo of Nigeria outlines how the debt architecture needs to change. the climate finance goal (#COP29) alone will not be enough...for many countries to build resilience and investment in growth opportunities, debt relief is crucial www.ft.com/content/a784...

Rishikesh Ram Bhandary on LinkedIn: #cop29 With G20 leaders adopting the Rio de Janeiro Leaders’ Declaration, this side event in the Trade and Investment Pavilion 5-6pm, Nov 19 will discuss global…

global financial architecture reform and NCQG at #COP29 today. honored to be joining Secretary Toni just as G20 leaders adopt Rio declaration

www.linkedin.com/posts/rishik...

In 2009/10 the IMF sold gold to finance its operations+subsidize PRGT

Gold prices are at historic highs — a good moment to sell more gold and replenish the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) 🧵

@rishirbhandary.bsky.social and I make the case here www.bu.edu/gdp/2024/11/...

a starter pack on climate change and international financial architecture reform that I will continue to update as I discover more people on here....https://go.bsky.app/VjQYRRD