Distinguished representatives,

the New Financial Spreads, Rates and Service Charges applicable for the Fourth Quarter 2023 are now available on the Home page of the Member States Interactive Platform, under IFAD Highlights.

To read the report in the four languages of the fund please click here: [Arabic] [English] [French] [Spanish]

Highest consideration,

Office of the Secretary

Distinguished Executive Board representatives,

On 1^st June IFAD issued its largest Private Placement for Eur115 million to French Amundi. The proceeds of the Sustainable Bond will be used to support IFAD’s mission to fight hunger and rural poverty. 

Read more in the press release here

Distinguished Executive Board representatives,

Today, IFAD issued its first Private Placement in Euros for Eur65 million to German HAPEV. The proceeds of the Sustainable Bond will be used to strengthen small-scale farmers’ resilience to climate change and fight hunger and poverty. 

Read more in the press release here

Distinguished Representatives,

The Report, along with its ancillary products (learning materials, data, methods, and tools) are presented in a dedicated microsite and contribute to generate a global public good for the international community interested in agriculture and rural development .

1. Knowledge 

     a. If you would like to know more about the IFAD11 corporate impact, please download the full report

     b. If you would like to know more about the methodology used for estimating corporate impacts, please browse the IA Methodology Learning Note 

     c. If you would like to know more about results achieved on climate adaptation, please access this link 

     d. If you would like to know more about the 24 Impact Assessments, please browse reports, briefs and infographics 

1. Evidence: 

     a. If you would like to explore data related to alternative measure of well-being (Multidimensional Poverty Index and subjective well-being), please browse this page

     b. If you would like to explore data related to descriptive statistics related to COVID-19, please browse this page

     c. If you would like to know more about Persons with Disabilities, please browse this page

3. Data 

    a. If you would like to access IFAD10 IA datasets, please access them here 

    b. If you are interested in IFAD11 IA datasets, please access the related dictionary and documentation (data to be released public will come soon)

4. Tools

    a. If you are interested in knowing more about conducting impact assessments, access the e-learning course, download the Impact Assessment Manual and the Data Collection Kit (that is aligned to the COIs and can contribute to improve capacity development)

    b. Know more about the role of GIS, remote sensing and climatic data in conducting IA

5. Publications 

    a. Access publications, reports and blog 

IFAD hopes that this wealth of knowledge will be of interest and will contribute to the design of projects, M&E systems, country strategies and evaluation activities across IFAD and beyond in the future.