Across the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs), accessing capital is particularly difficult due to underdeveloped domestic financial infrastructure and foreign investors’ perceptions that they are too high-risk. Significantly more private capital is needed for developing countries to stimulate their economies and meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

Blended finance, an investment model that combines development, donor, and private capital, is an innovative means of increasing investment in developing countries and boosting private-sector contributions. Since 2015, blended finance transactions have averaged roughly $9 billion per year and contributed to a range of projects, but much more is needed to close the investment gap. How are public and private sector stakeholders working together to deploy capital and support business development across LDCs, and what more needs to be done? 

Join FP, in partnership with Microsoft, tomorrow, April 19, for a conversation exploring the uses of blended finance, and the ways that the public and private sectors can collaborate to deploy capital more efficiently and effectively.  

Hear from these development experts as we examine #BlendedFin4LDCs:
Lani Cossette, Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel, UN Affairs, Microsoft
Florian Kemmerich, Managing Partner, Bamboo Capital Partners
Dr. Leora Klapper, Lead Economist, Development Economics, The World Bank
Farouk Ramji, Chief Executive Officer, Mawingu Networks
Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

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