Utilizing Blended Finance to Help Developing Countries Build Back Better
The COVID-19 crisis has set back progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Blended finance, the use of international assistance funds to leverage additional private sector investment, has been advocated by the international development community as a tool to help address the estimated $2.5 trillion annual SDG funding gap in emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs).
The speakers will explore how to:
- Effectively and safely leverage limited international development resources through encouraging private sector investment.
- Use blended finance to advance gender-focused investments.
- Balance growth and investment and maintain financial and economic stability.