ASIFMA – ICMA – Convergence Webinar: Scaling Blended Finance in Asia
ASIFMA – ICMA – Convergence Webinar: Scaling Blended Finance in Asia
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, Virtual Event
Time: 16:00 – 17:30 HKT/CST/SGT (Time Zone Converter)
Summary
Blended finance is the strategic use of development funds to attract mainstream private sector capital (at market rate) to address market failures. SDG financing gap in emerging markets has been widening over the years, given the challenges the world is facing around climate change, social development (health and education), and supporting communities to build resilience. This webinar will introduce key trends globally and, in the region, introduce blended finance archetypes and have a rich panel discussion about the advantages, challenges, explore potential use cases and opportunities in Asia.
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Agenda
| HKT/CST/SGT | Overview |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Opening Remarks ASIFMA, ICMA, Convergence |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Presentation on ‘Blended Finance in Asia’ Insights from Convergence Report: State of Blended Finance 2024 |
| 16:30 – 17:15 | Panel: Scaling Blended Finance in Asia What is the driving force to invest in the Saudi market? What is the availability/liquidity of instruments that enables the execution of these strategies? Who are the active participants in the primary and secondary markets. Moderator: Jaclyn Dove, Head of Sustainable Finance Strategic Initiatives, Standard Chartered Antoine Raes, Investment Director, Natural Capital, Mirova – Division of Natixis IM Singapore Australia-Department of Foreign Trade Affairs Moderator: Diana Parusheva, Managing Director, Head of Public Policy and Sustainable Finance, ASIFMA Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative APAC, ICMA |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Q&A and Discussion |
