Private Business and Finance

J-Cap (Joint Capital Markets Program)

We promote local local capital markets by issuing local-currency bonds to finance the private sector. We also help governments to promote policies supporting local capital markets & local currency finance.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2VEWufY

Thematic Bond Advisory Services

Helps countries develop domestic markets for sustainable (green, blue, social) bonds by (i) sharing international experience and best practices; (ii) collaborating with policymakers and regulators to create necessary incentives, guidelines and rules; (iii) facilitating sovereign, sub sovereign and SOE issuances; and (iv) structuring guarantees to reduce financing costs

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Ministry of Finance,
Financial regulator,
Sub sovereign government,
State-owned enterprise,
Bond market participant

https://treasury.worldbank.org/

Development Finance Forum

Flagship forum to unlock investments in fragile markets

Cross-cutting/Other (please specify below):

Ministries of Finance, Economy and Development, Financial Sector Regulators, Private Sector

https://bit.ly/2Z1yo1n

Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program (INFraSAP)

Comprehensive analysis of the constraints that may reduce commercial and private financing of infrastructure. It includes a set of possible policy reforms to be considered and implemented by the country in the short and medium terms.

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

Ministries of Finance, Economy and Development, Financial Sector Regulators, Private Sector

FDI Data Monitor

UNCTAD regularly collects published and unpublished national official FDI flows and stock data directly from central banks, statistical offices or national authorities and then it requests national official sources of all economies to verify and/or update FDI data.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Central Banks and National Statistical Offices

https://bit.ly/2G6kLW0

Policy advice and training on Investment Promotion and Facilitation, including in LDCs

Policy advisory services to developing country investment promotion agencies on the promotion and facilitation of foreign direct investment for sustainable development

Technical Assistance/ Experts

National and subnational investment promotion agencies

iGuides (online investment guides)

Designed by UNCTAD and the International Chamber of Commerce, iGuides provides investors online with up-to-date information on business costs, opportunities and conditions in developing countries. They are developed jointly with governments, and at their request.

Toolkit

Office of the president/prime minister, Ministry of economic development, Investment promotion agency.

https://www.theiguides.org/

Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development

Launched in 2012, and available as a 2015 update, UNCTAD's Investment Policy Framework has served as a reference for many policymakers in formulating national investment policies and in negotiating investment agreements. It served as the basis for capacity building on investment policy, and acted as a point of convergence in international debates on investment issues,

Toolkit

Government officials, policymakers, development partners

https://unctad.org/IPR

Global Action Menu for Investment Facilitation

By setting out 10 action lines in line with sustainable development and with the flexibility to adapt and adopt for countries’ policy needs, the Global Action Menu for Investment Facilitation aims at helping governments attract and facilitate foreign investment to achieve SDGs

Toolkit

Government officials, policymakers, development partners

https://bit.ly/2IeLOSq

Action plan for Private investment in SDGs

The Action Plan for Private Investment in the SDGs is meant to serve as a point of reference for policymakers at national and international levels in their discussions on ways and means to implement the SDGs and the formulation of operational strategies for investing in the SDGs.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2KItcwj

Investment Policy Hub

UNCTAD's one stop shop on all investment policy matters ranging from comprehensive and free of charge investment policy databases to cutting-edge publications.

Toolkit

Government officials, policymakers, development partners

https://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/

IIA capacity building and advisory services

Based on UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (2015 edition) and its Reform Package for the International Investment Regime (2018), UNCTAD provides demand-driven and tailor-made advisory services (e.g. IIA reviews, model treaty commentaries), as well as regional training courses.

Capacity building-Trainings

Government officials, policymakers, development partners

Investment Policy Review and follow-up programme

Diagnosis of the policy, regulatory and institutional setting for investment

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Government officials, policymakers, private sector, development partners

https://unctad.org/IPR

Reform Package for the International Investment Regime

Consolidated into one comprehensive document, UNCTAD's Reform Package for the International Investment Regime makes available a coherent, sequenced and user-friendly set of options for countries engaging in sustainable development-oriented IIA reform. This comes at a time when IIA reform has entered the mainstream of international investment policymaking.

Toolkit

Government officials, policymakers, development partners

https://bit.ly/2G5hB4F

Entrepreneurship policy technical assistance

The Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and Implementation Guidance aims to support developing country policymakers in the design of initiatives, measures and institutions to promote entrepreneurship. It identifies policy objectives and options in the form of recommended actions, and proposes checklists, case studies and good practices. It also offers a user guide and methods for policy monitoring and evaluation, suggesting a set of indicators to measure progress.

Toolkit

Ministry of trade/Ministry of Industry/Ministry of Small Business Development

https://bit.ly/2Ib9LtG

Empretec

Promotion of entrepreneurship skills based on a behavioral approach

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Ministry of trade/Ministry of Industry/Ministry of Small Business Development

www.empretec.net

Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR)

Global forum to share practices and issue recommendations and guidelines of enterprise financial and sustainability reporting to facilitate international harmonization and quality of corporate reporting and strengthen financial architecture; integration of the ESG in enterprise reporting cycle; enable SDG reporting by companies by developing core SDG indicators for companies on rational use of natural resources such as water, energy, reduce emissions; promote gender equality and social protection

Ministries of Finance, Ministries of Justice - could vary by country; authorities responsible for the SDG reporting at a national level

isar.unctad.org

Supporting the Countries with Special Needs in Asia-Pacific in meeting the challenge of resource mobilization for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

supporting LDCs (Cambodia), LLDCs (Bhutan), SIDS (Vanuatu) in meeting the challenge of resource mobilization for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF)

The GIF is a partnership among governments, multilateral development banks, private sector investors, and financiers. It is designed to provide a new way to collaborate on preparing, structuring, and implementing complex projects that no single institution could handle on its own.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://www.globalinfrafacility.org/

Public – Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)

The PPIAF is a multi-donor technical assistance facility working as a catalyst for increasing private sector participation in emerging markets.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://ppiaf.org/

IDA Private Sector Window

$2.5 billion for IFC and MIGA to mobilize private sector investment in IDA- and IDA-eligible FCS countries.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2IlqRoc

Risk-Mitigation Facilities

Provides several risk-mitigating products: (i) liquidity support instruments backstopping payment obligations of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to private projects; and (ii) political risk insurance (PRI) and government counterparty coverage for project finance loans and equity investments.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2DbPMa6

Infrastructure Loan Refinancing Facility

Helps state-owned enterprises and sovereigns reduce financial obligations and financing costs associated with World Bank loans in support of infrastructure and build credibility with private investors

Cross-cutting/Other (please specify below):

"Ministry of Finance, State-owned enterprise "

https://treasury.worldbank.org/

Bond Market Development in the Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs

ESCAP identify gaps and assess policies that selected Countries with Special Needs in Asia Pacific to effectively allocate and utilize existing financial resources, as well as mobilize additional financing

Capacity building

Developing a Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and infrastructure financing network in Asia and the Pacific

Strengthen an Asia-Pacific network of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) units, infrastructure specialists and capital market experts to support infrastructure financing and infrastructure development in the region

Capacity building

Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN)

The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) is a multilateral public private partnership. It identifies and nurtures promising, innovative clean and renewable energy projects by bridging the gap between investors, clean energy entrepreneurs and project developers.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://www.unido.org/investment-and-technology-promotion-offices-itpos

National Financial Inclusion Strategies (NFIS) toolkit

A collection of resources from the World Bank Group, partner organizations, and financial sector authorities worldwide provides knowledge and tools for the development and implementation of National Financial Inclusion Strategies (NFIS) and similar instruments

Toolkit

http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/financialinclusion/brief/financial-inc...

Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP)

MCPP is a syndications platform that allows outside investors to participate in IFC's senior loan portfolio to grow private investment in IFC's strategic areas such as SME Lending, Climate Change and Banking on Women.

Cross-cutting/Other (please specify below):

Finance for SMEs, gender equality and climate action

https://bit.ly/2ILT9od

Small Loan Guarantee Program (SLGP)

Risk-sharing facilities to increase financial inclusion for SMEs, to prove their viability as an asset class, to gather data on SME performance in challenging markets, and to effectively leverage donor funds for wider impact.

Cross-cutting/Other (please specify below):

Risk-sharing facilities for SMEs

https://bit.ly/2HZ0W6W

Strategic Response to Risk in Microfinance Markets

Provides participants (from the microfinance industry) with tools and experiences in the areas of risk governance, competitiveness, client relationship management, and financial exposure.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://www.bouldermicrofinance.org/boulder/EN/B2B

AFIN, the ASEAN Fintech Sandbox

Collaborates with Fintechs to reach underserved markets and to increase financial inclusion

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://afin.tech/

Women Entrepreneurs' Finance Initiative

A holistic approach to increase women entrepreneurs' access to finance, markets and business networks

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://we-fi.org/

Guidelines for Investing in Responsible Digital Financial Services

Addressing the opportunities and risks (particularly potential over-indebtedness) in digital finance

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://responsiblefinanceforum.org/investor-guidelines/

Banking on Women (BoW)

Providing financing and expertise to an extensive network of financial institutions to help them acquire women-owned SME and retail customers—and profitably finance them

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2v3DnAS

Financial Digital Inclusion

The ITU Focus Group on Digital Financial Services issued 85 policy recommendations for digital financial services and 28 supporting thematic reports

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, and Ministry of ICT

Distressed-Asset Recovery Program

Acquisition of distressed assets, technical assistance w-resolving non-performing loans and ensuring high E&S standards

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Capital Market Strengthening Facility (CMSF) Program

Programmatic approach anchored in pilot transactions to test solutions and create standards

Technical Assistance/ Experts

"Ministry of Finance, Financial regulator, Central Bank, Securities Exchange Commissions"

http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/longtermfinance

Financial Sector Assessment Program

The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a country’s financial sector.

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

https://bit.ly/2X3P0Ub

Enhancing SME financing in Asia and the Pacific

To conduct national studies on SME access to finance using the common framework in two least developed countries: Cambodia and Nepal, in partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and complementary support of comparative perspectives from Republic of Korea. The pilot will allow to acquire practical experience in the implementation of the studies and to make improvements in the framework and implementation strategies.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Catalyzing Women's Entrepreneurship: Creating a Gender Responsive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in South Asia, Southeast Asia and South Pacific Sub-Region

Women's economic empowerment is critical to sustainable development and inclusive growth. To foster women's entrepreneurship in AP by focusing on 1) policy development and regulatory environment, 2) access to finance and credit and 3) access to information and communication technology and capacity building.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Climate Assessment for FI Investment (CAFI)

A web-based software application that enables banks to better evaluate and monitor results for climate-smart investments in projects to address energy efficiency, renewable energy, and special climatic conditions.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2IdexXL

Green Bonds

Corporate or Project Bonds issued to raise funds specifically for financing projects and activities that promote a sustainable environment. Projects and activities eligible to be financed by Green Bond Proceeds are specified in Green Bond Principles (GBP).

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2Uh55UB

Amundi Green Bond Fund

Expected to deploy $2 billion over its lifetime, the fund is designed to increase the capacity of emerging market banks to finance climate-smart investments. IFC made the cornerstone commitment of $256 million.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2PecXWp

Green Banking Academy

Capacity-development in climate finance for banks

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Felaban

https://bit.ly/2G7nG0C

Innovative climate finance mechanisms for financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region

Investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Capacity building

Social Bonds

A bond market to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially ending poverty, fighting inequality, and tackling climate change.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

https://bit.ly/2PnbzQq

Business linkages for local supplier upgrade, including in farming

Upgrade of local suppliers through business linkages with large international and domestic companies through training

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Ministry of trade/Ministry of Industry/Ministry of Small Business Development

Private Sector Facility (PSF)

Engage both the local and global private sector to support climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries.

Cross-cutting/Other (please specify below):

Accredited entities, with no objection letter from National Designated Authorities

https://www.greenclimate.fund/what-we-do/private-sector-facility