Tuesday 16 April 2024

The need for much greater mobilisation of private capital for SDG and climate investments has been a critical part of the multilateral development bank (MDB) reform debate. Part of the challenge is the limitations on the data available to judge performance, as well as considerable measurement uncertainties. We have been working to improve the measurement and transparency of private capital mobilisation and launched our new proposed approach at this event, co-hosted with the Center for Global Development (CGD).

Key public and private stakeholders discussed the importance of mobilising more private capital in emerging markets and developing economies, how MDB approaches need to evolve, and the best ways to disclose, assess, and report on their performance. We were delighted to be joined by:

• Alexia Latortue, Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, US Department of The Treasury (keynote)
• Hans Peter Lankes, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Executive, ODI
• Kruskaia Sierra-Escalante, Senior Manager, Treasury and Mobilization, Co-Investor Solutions, IFC
• Ben Weisman, Executive Director, Capital Mobilization and Public Policy, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
• Margaret Kuhlow, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Finance and Policy, U.S. Department of The Treasury
• Nancy Lee, Director, Sustainable Development Finance, CGD (moderator)

• Gary Forster, CEO, Publish What You Fund (presentation)

See our proposed approach – “Crowding in: An advanced approach for measuring and disclosing private capital mobilisation”

Download the full report

Download the executive summary

Provide your feedback

We will be consulting on our proposed approach over the spring and summer and welcome any feedback by 14 June 2024.

Please submit your feedback here

If you would like to provide in-text feedback on the document, please contact paul.james@publishwhatyoufund.org