by Patrick Brean | Nov 27, 2015 | Development Finance
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES By Patrick Brean, Managing Director, Crystalus Inc. A few months ago in Addis Ababa, at the UN’s Third Conference on Financing for Development, the world came together to chart the course of development finance...
by Patrick Brean | Nov 24, 2015 | Development Finance
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCIES By Patrick Brean, Managing Director, Crystalus Inc. The world of development finance is changing in leaps and bounds. Witness the growing presence of major foundations and...
by Deborah Brean | Apr 24, 2015 | Development Finance
AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME By Deborah Brean, Managing Director, Crystalus Inc. Canada has long debated establishing some kind of development finance entity, as a means of advancing the country’s international assistance efforts while supporting Canadian...
by Deborah Brean | Feb 18, 2015 | Development Finance
The Case for a Development Return on Capital By Patrick Brean, Managing Director, Crystalus In developing and frontier markets, the lines between aid, trade, and investment are – once again – blurring. Despite their markedly different DNAs, aid agencies, development...
