Inside the Multi-trillion Dollar Sector Behind Development Financing | Moody’s Ratings

Multilateral financial institutions like the World Bank step in to fund projects and services that the private sector is not always willing to or able to support. While MFIs have been around for decades, the sector is in transition — at a time when financing needs around the world remain significant for healthcare, education, climate adaptation and infrastructure. In this conversation, we explain why wide-ranging changes in the ways MFIs access and manage capital are critical to understanding their potential credit risks and why Moody’s is updating our methodology. © 2026 Moody’s Corporation and/or its licensors and affiliates. All rights reserved. Go to www.moodys.com/pages/globaldisclaimer.aspx for complete legal terms and conditions governing use of Moody’s information made available in this video.