Open Invitation to Interested Parties to exchange on a Public Private Partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund geared towards collaboration on Investment Vehicles for Measurable Development Impact in Least Developed Countries.

The need for UNCDF to be more responsive to the varied and evolving graduation requirements of LDCs calls for increased flexibility and the development new funding mechanisms to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development (AAAA).

To adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape, UNCDF is now focusing on the expansion and blending of its capital investment instruments, and pushing out the boundaries of financial innovation to unlock additional public and private finance from international and domestic sources to reach local communities, – where development challenges are the greatest and where resources are most scarce.

For this reason, UNCDF is launching a consultation process on a public-private partnership (PPP) with a well-established impact investing advisor and/or asset manager (“impact investor”) to collaborate on investment vehicles for the Least Developed Countries (LDC).

The Organization intends to use this initial consultation process to have an open exchange on the business model, legal requirements, types of investment vehicles structures and processes. Such investment vehicles would complement the loan and guarantee investment activities conducted by UNCDF under its LDC Investment Platform. This platform activates a toolbox of on-balance sheet capital instruments to catalyze and de-risk investment opportunities to unlock finance for LDC transformation.

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