National Development Banks (NDBs) and domestic financial institutions manage nearly USD 20 trillion in assets and play a pivotal role in financing infrastructure—yet PPPs and climate-aligned investments remain underrepresented in their portfolios. As developing countries face rising infrastructure needs amid tight fiscal constraints, blended finance offers a powerful pathway to mobilize private capital, expand local-currency lending, and accelerate climate-resilient development.
This policy brief, building on WAPPP’s 2025 webinar, explores how NDBs—when equipped with the right mandates, governance, and financial instruments—can originate and scale blended-finance PPPs that attract both domestic and international investment.
Read the Policy Brief to explore actionable pathways for scaling blended finance PPPs.
National Development Banks (NDBs) and domestic financial institutions manage nearly USD 20 trillion in assets and play a pivotal role in financing infrastructure—yet PPPs and climate-aligned investments remain underrepresented in their portfolios. As developing countries face rising infrastructure needs amid tight fiscal constraints, blended finance offers a powerful pathway to mobilize private capital, expand local-currency lending, and accelerate climate-resilient development.
This policy brief, building on WAPPP’s 2025 webinar, explores how NDBs—when equipped with the right mandates, governance, and financial instruments—can originate and scale blended-finance PPPs that attract both domestic and international investment.
Read the Policy Brief to explore actionable pathways for scaling blended finance PPPs.