Blended Finance in LDCs 2020

Since 2018, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have collaborated on research and knowledge on blended finance in the least developed countries (LDCs), with the aim to contribute to the policy debate on blended finance by developing empirical evidence and original research on how blended finance can be best used in LDCs to mitigate risk and attract investment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries, 2020 report is the second joint UNCDF-OECD report. It builds on UNCDF research and experience, OECD data and analysis, and a series of guest contributions written by a varied range of blended finance experts. The research and analysis in this report was further informed by multiple roundtable consultations held virtually during the spring of 2020. The consultations were held with a wide range of stakeholder groups, namely blended finance experts and practitioners (14 April 2020), anglophone LDCs (14 May 2020), francophone LDCs (18 May 2020); and United Nations missions in LDCs (18 May 2020).