Mobilizing sufficient financing remains a major challenge to effectively pursue the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Although interest in conventional and innovative financing options is growing among public and private sectors, investments needed for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continue to remain underfunded. This clearly suggests that in addition to national efforts, there is a need to strengthen regional cooperation to facilitate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through adequate financial resource mobilization in the region.
Given considerable financing gaps in Asia and the Pacific, developing countries need to mobilize additional financial resources in support of the 2030 Agenda by increasing domestic resources, partnering with the private sector, and enhancing international development cooperation. In this context, countries can undertake innovative approaches in achieving the SDGs through strengthening and diversifying financial flows that may be mobilized through taxation and fiscal management, ODA, commercial banking, capital markets, non-bank financial schemes, climate finance, small business and supply chain financing and remittance as well as FinTech solutions and STI finance. The change of investment mindset from short-term to longer-term is also crucial to enhance inclusive and sustainable development in the countries.
ESCAP, in partnerships with the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICC Bangladesh) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the patronage of the Government of Bangladesh will hold the “Asia-Pacific Conference on Financing for Inclusive and Sustainable Development” at InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka on 10-12 December 2019. The national chapter of ICC in Bangladesh will also celebrate its 25th anniversary and ICC Centennial at the conference.
Additional Documents
- Inaugural Ceremony - His Excellency Mr. Abdul Hamid, Hon'ble President, People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Inaugural Ceremony - Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of ESCAP
- Inaugural Ceremony - Mr. Mahbubur Rahman, President, ICC Bangladesh
- List of Participants
Presentations
- Parallel Session I- Adrak Mukhametkaliyeva_Kazakhstan PPP Center
- Parallel Session I- Paul Apthorp_ GMS FRETA
- Parallel Session I- Xiangping Jiao_ PPP China
- Parallel Session I- Zhang Fang_Jumbo Consulting
- Parallel Session II- Kosala Wickramanayake_International Business Council Sri Lanka
- Parallel Session II- Patrick Martin_ ANDE+Co
- Parallel Session II- Prof Dr. Sabrina_BNG Global Holding, Malaysia
- Parallel Session III - Rajeev Kumar Gupta_UNCDF
- Parallel Session III - Shigehiro Shinozehi ADB
- Parallel Session III - Tientip Subhanij_UNESCAP
- Parallel Session III- Dr. Sailendra Narain_SIDBI
- Parallel Session III- Mominul Islam_IPDC
- Parallel Session III-Jacky Tsoi_Partner of Syndicate Capital
- Parallel Session III-Ken Pan_Trade and Industry Association Singapore
- Plenary Session III - Imansyah_ Financial Service Authority, Indonesia
- Plenary Session III - Prof. Michael Sung_Fudan University
- Plenary Session IV-Tissa Jeyaweera_ICC Sri Lanka
- Special Session - Shazali Sulaiman_Brunei Darussalam International Chamber of Commerce and Industry
