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Alvaro Lario

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Alvaro Lario

@IFADPresident

The official account of Alvaro Lario, President of @IFAD and Chair of @UN_Water. #FinancingTheFirstMile

Joined February 2015

Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
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Strong investor demand drove a standout year for @IFAD sustainable bond programme, which issued an additional US$340 million in bonds in 2025. From Swedish pension funds to Japanese insurance companies, French asset managers and Morocco’s central bank, impact investors from
International Fund for Agricultural Development
@IFAD
Jun 17
2025 was a strong year for IFAD's sustainable bond programme. According to IFAD's 2025 Impact Report released today, the programme issued an additional US$340 million in bonds that are channeling private investments into long-term rural transformation around the world. Projects
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Alvaro Lario
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Jun 19
Scaling investments in rural transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean requires strong alignment between development banks. Excellent discussion yesterday with @the_IDB President @igoldfajn on taking IFAD–IDB collaboration to the next level as we look to finalize a
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Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
Jun 18
Almost half of Finland's population lives in rural areas that make up about 95 per cent of the country. This experience and deep commitment to rural prosperity that Finland brings to its longstanding partnership with @IFAD were on full display during my visit to Helsinki this
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Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
Jun 17
In Helsinki this week I'm focused on how combining innovation with public and private investment delivers sustainable, scalable solutions for rural resilience, food security and global stability. It was a pleasure discussing with the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
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Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
Jun 16
More than US$650 billion was sent to low- and middle-income countries in #Remittances in 2024—an amount that exceeds the combined volume of official development assistance and foreign direct investment. Yet remittances rarely make headlines. Much of the focus on the impacts of
International Fund for Agricultural Development
@IFAD
Jun 16
Remittances are one of the world's most resilient financial flows, directly supporting 800 million people across the globe. But they can do even more. With the right policies, partnerships, and financial access, remittances at the first mile can connect rural communities to
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Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
Jun 10
Concluding my visit to #Ireland, I had the opportunity to meet with several of @IFAD’s long-standing partners in Ireland and discuss how we can advance our shared work on food security, rural transformation and resilient food systems. In my meetings with @martinheydonfg,
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Alvaro Lario
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Jun 10
It was a pleasure to meet President Connolly during my visit to Dublin this week. I enjoyed very much our conversation on #Ireland’s priorities on food security, nutrition, and rural transformation. I hope the President will be able to visit soon some of our investments in a
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Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
Jun 8
Ahead of my visit to #Ireland, I spoke with @IrishTimes about a risk the world cannot afford to underestimate. The conflict in the Middle East is not confined to geopolitics or energy markets. It is already moving through the systems that determine whether farmers can plant,
UN agency chief warns of coming food crisis due to Iran war
From irishtimes.com
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Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
Jun 5
Very glad to meet with Baroness @JennyChapman, UK Minister of State for International Development and Africa and to see her strong interest in deepening cooperation around practical solutions that build resilience before the next shock becomes another food crisis. The conflict
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
@IFAD
May 29
At #RomeNutritionWeek26, @IFADPresident Álvaro Lario underscored nutrition’s central role in rural transformation. Nutrition starts long before the plate, with farmers who have access to quality inputs, markets that connect them to buyers, functioning value chains that move food
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@IFADPresident
May 27
“Small-scale producers are not just beneficiaries. They are investable partners, central to the functioning of global food systems” At #RomeNutritionWeek, I joined @sanchezcastejon, @FAODG and @WFPChief for a timely discussion on the impact of the Middle East conflict on food
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Alvaro Lario
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May 26
At a critical moment for global food security and nutrition, my discussions today at the Rome Nutrition Week with @sanchezcastejon, Prime Minister of #Spain, @FAODG, and @WFPChief, focused on the urgent need to strengthen food systems under growing pressure. The Middle East
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Alvaro Lario
@IFADPresident
May 24
Japan’s leadership has been central to advancing the Enhanced Linkages between the Private Sector and Small-scale Producers (ELPS) initiative, a flagship partnership with @IFAD that is helping connect rural producers to agribusinesses, markets and sustainable value chains.
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