Private investment in financing for development

1. Private Investment for Post-
2015 Sustainable
Development
María Jiménez de Aguilar

2. Source: Financing for Development Post-2015, WBG Paper, Oct 2013.

6. The sovereign risk is measured by Ratings Agencies as Moodys and
Standars & Poors. They focus their analysis in these critical points
which governments have to control:

7. The governments could act in these critical points with policy
measures. For instance, these are some, but not the only ones:

8. Infraestructure – Comprised energy investments, transport
and water.
Agriculture and food systems. There is often a need for
complementary investments in transport, rural credit
systems, climate risk insurance, and for streamlined
mechanisms to coordinate public and private sector activity.
Extractive industries.
Social sector investments, such as in health services and
education.
The service sector of the real economy, including the
financial sector.

9. Concerning investment categories, these are policy measures to make:

10. From Billions to Trillions: Transforming Development
Finance, WBG, joint with IMF and MDBs, Apr 2015.
(Pages 12-17)
Mobilizing Private Investment for Post-2015
Sustainable Development, By Homi Kharas and John
McArthur, Brookings Institute, Briefing Note, Jul
2014.
Financing for Development Post-2015, WBG Paper,
Oct 2013.
Harnessing All Resources to End Poverty, Development
Initiatives Working Paper, Mar 2013.