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How public funds attract private dollars for climate financing

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Blended finance uses scarce public dollars to sweeten the financials of a project enough that it makes sense for the private sector to invest.

FinDev Canada announced a blended finance platform just as COP29 got underway.

The model is especially needed in developing countries, where the risks are higher and so the business case is harder to make.

Canada makes better use of publicly funded lenders like the Canada Infrastructure Bank .

Others are pushing for much greater direct lending to public projects from public banks.

Some are concerned blended finance isn’t suited to the task, but others say it’s important to figure out how to make these deals work.

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79

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79

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53

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informal

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English

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50

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short-lived