This report is the cornerstone of the Innovative Financing Initiative, a coordinated effort led by public and private institutions to facilitate more efficient markets by providing performance data on past investments, catalyzing investments through engagement with new actors, and developing and promoting new products through work with leading international development organizations.
Building on past efforts to describe innovative finance schemes, we identify common characteristics of different initiatives, assess the market demand for new models, and propose mechanisms that can unlock the sector’s potential.
These proposed mechanisms include an innovative financing exchange to provide performance data and technical assistance, a marketing facility to expand the reach of established products, and an incubator to reduce the costs associated with creating new instruments.