Presentations:
- INFF and SIDS - Resina Katafono, Economic Affairs Officer, UN-DESA
- Blue bond in Fiji - Andrew Koroi, SDG Finance Manager, Ministry of Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics of Fiji
- Timor Leste MTCI’s Current Initiatives for Economic Diversification - Carlos Lopes Ximenes, General Director of Industry, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Timor Leste
- Pathway of development of Samoa - William Pamata, Senior Research Officer, Ministry of Finance, Samoa
About the event:
The June 2023 Asia-Pacific INFF Exchange event served as a forum for dialogue between policymakers leading INFF processes across the region, engaging private sector actors, civil society and international partners on sustainable finance. Through this event, participants shared and learned from promising approaches and practices, discussed innovations and identified opportunities and challenges for financing sustainable development. The event was jointly hosted by the INFF Facility, UNDP, UNDESA, UNESCAP and EU.
About session 8: Integrated national financing frameworks in SIDS
This session discussed the experiences of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in implementing INFFs, focusing particularly on the Financing in SIDS (FINS) INFF initiative. The session investigated the benefits of INFFs and explored potential collaborations in SIDS.