HARNASSING THE POWER OF FINANCE TO TRANSITION FROM AID TO TRADE

Asia. Big Beneficiary Photo Credits: Eustaquio Santimano Asia’s Economic Miracle

Photo Credits: Hamed Parham Additional Resources Must Be Mobilized to Scale and Sustain Traditional Development Efforts FACT #1: An estimated 150 million people exited extreme poverty between in Asia and the Pacific - ADB FACT #2: However 30% of people in Asia continue to live under $1.25/day with limited access to opportunities to help escape the poverty trap - United Nations FACT #3: There is widespread inequality - richest 1% of the world’s population own more than 48% of global wealth - Oxfam

Photo Credits: Nafis Kamal Investments intended to create positive social impact beyond financial return Provide capital Expect financial returns … to generate positive social and/or environmental impact Business designed with intent… An Emerging Paradigm Shift Bringing Private Sector Players into the Development Equation Impact Investing

Source: Adapted from J. Kingston Venturesome, CAF Venturesome, and European Venture Philanthropy Association Impact Enterprise

IMPACT INVESTMENT EXCHANGE ASIA (IIX) Bridging the Gap between Development and Finance IIXGrowthFund ImpactAccelerator ImpactCredit ImpactPartners ImpactExchange TechnicalAssistance WomensLivelihoodBond IIXSustainabilityBonds Impact Advisory ImpactAssessment Research ShujogACTS ImpactAcademy Advocacy ImpactChats ImpactForum ImpactInvestors ThoughtLeadership Advocacy FinancialSustainability Shujog for Women ImpactEnterprise InnovativeFinancing KnowledgeManagement Resilience Social Environment Empowering Women through Trade Sustainable Development Goals Private Sector Development

7 MOBILIZING $20 MILLION FROM PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT Photo Credit: Leocadio Sebastian IMPACTING THE LIVES OF HALF A MILLION WOMEN ACROSS SOUTH EAST ASIA CAMBODIA INDONESIA PHILIPPINES VIETNAM

MOBILIZING $50 MILLION FROM PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT HIGH-IMPACT SECTORS: ENERGY, WATER, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND AGRICULTURE CAMBODIA BANGLADESH PHILIPPINES VIETNAM

DEBT CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM FOR HIGH- IMPACT SMES FOCUS ON GRADUATING FROM MICRO CREDIT TO MACRO ENTERTERISES CAMBODIA BANGLADESH LAO INDONESIA

Y OUR R OLE AS A C ATALYZER DE-RISK INVESTMENTS AND LEVERAGE PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GUARANTEES CREATE SCALABLE AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACT PLUS FINANCIAL RETURNS BY INVESTING IN IMPACT FUNDS DEVELOP DEMAND FOR CAPITAL BY FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS SME LENDING PLATFORMS

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