Private Investment

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BRIEF

How Business Can Invest in the Future of the Rohingya and Host Community in Bangladesh

December 06, 2019
Bangladesh is hosting more than a million Rohingya refugees, and businesses have a critical role to play in improving the situation for them and their Bangladeshi host communities. We have identified four viable areas for business investment and procurement in Cox’s Bazar, the historically und...
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Foreign Private Investment in Low-Income Countries: More Important Than You Think

July 24, 2019
In a world of stagnating public aid, limited fiscal space, and rising public debt in low-income countries, can they realistically expect to rely more on private finance from foreigners?
POLICY PAPER

Trends in Private Capital Flows to Low-Income Countries: Good and Not-So-Good News

July 24, 2019
Interest in mobilizing private finance for SDG investments is surging in a world of stagnating aid, limited fiscal space, and rising LIC debt. But is more reliance on private finance realistic for LICs? This paper explores the performance since the global financial crisis of one source of private fi...
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IDA 19 and the Private Sector Window: Time for Course Corrections

February 14, 2019
This year, donors will negotiate the 19th replenishment of IDA, the triennial fundraising exercise for the World Bank’s poorest clients.