Transforming Development Finance for a Just Future

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) advocates for a nationally owned development finance strategy to address debt distress and the climate crisis. In South Africa, the IEJ focuses on increasing transparency for international financial institution (IFI) loans and ensuring that the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JET-P) prioritizes public good over private profit through fair risk-sharing and expanded policy tools.

• The IEJ advocates for a nationally determined development finance strategy that includes strengthening public development banks, ensuring democratic oversight of IFI loans, and utilizing central banks and development finance institutions for strategic lending.
• Regarding South Africa's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JET-P), the IEJ argues for fair risk-sharing between the state and private financiers, the prevention of public-private partnerships (PPPs) from prioritizing profit over public good, and the use of fiscal and monetary tools to increase clean energy investment.
• The IEJ is pushing for a legal framework in South Africa to ensure loan transparency and oversight, and is developing research to address sovereign debt challenges through concessional loans and human-rights-based restructuring.

APA

iej_admin (2025). Transforming Development Finance for a Just Future. Institute for Economic Justice. https://iej.org.za/resource/factsheet/development-finance-strategy-orientating-finance-for-our-common-future/

Chicago

iej_admin. Transforming Development Finance for a Just Future. Institute for Economic Justice, 2025. https://iej.org.za/resource/factsheet/development-finance-strategy-orientating-finance-for-our-common-future/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{iejadmin2025transforming, author = {iej\_admin}, title = {{Transforming Development Finance for a Just Future}}, institution = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://iej.org.za/resource/factsheet/development-finance-strategy-orientating-finance-for-our-common-future/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }