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Accepted Contribution:

The geographies of International Financial Institutions (IFI) in Africa and Latin America  
silvia grandi (University of Bologna)

Contribution:

Highlights on the location of IFI headquarters, branches, financial flows and activities, especially in the perspective of development objectives. There is a strong significance on the mismatch of the location of the financial centers of IFI and target countries (often LA and African counties).

Why would you like to speak in this workshop?:

The focus on geofinance and on semi-peripheries and on the relationship between geopolitics and funds for international cooperation for development can be considered a fundamental element to understand the financial systems in Latin America and Africa.

In particular this paper analyses the location of IFI headquarters, branches, financial flows and activities especially in regard of development objectives. There is a strong significance on the mismatch of the location of the financial centers of IFIs and target countries (often LA and African countries)

Workshop W10a
Financial Centres of the Future – What Role for Africa and Latin America?
  Session 1 Wednesday 6 July, 2022, -