DFI Working Group on Blended Concessional Finance for Private Sector Projects Joint Report 2023

This report provides an update on the DFI blended concessional finance data through 2021 and updates on other DFI working group activities through 2022 including to (i) update the DFI blended concessional finance data to 2021; (ii) share knowledge and experience on the use of blended concessional finance, including updates on program growth, focus areas, innovation, and improvements in governance; and (iii) invite conversations with other blended concessional finance implementers and coordinate interactions with other working groups that address blended concessional finance issues. The report finds that DFIs financed long term projects with a total volume of $13.4 billion supported by blended concessional finance. Concessional funds committed to these projects via DFIs were approximately $1.9 billion, while private sector finance leveraged was approximately $4.6 billion, and DFI own-account investments in these projects were about $5.3 billion.