Private Investment for Post-2015 Sustainable

DevelopmentMaría Jiménez de Aguilar

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

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:

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

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.

Concerning investment categories, these are policy measures to make:

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.