In 2017, members of the Development Assistance Committee have officially adopted Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial Finance for the SDGs. The OECD Development Co-operation Directorate is currently preparing further policy guidance to support their implementation. At the PF4SD Conference, DAC members and Blended Finance stakeholders are invited to share their views on the future guidance for Principle 5: Monitor blended finance for transparency and results.
The discussion will benefit from interventions by:
• The Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank, that will share findings and reflections from a recently completed evaluation of IFC’s Blended Finance Operations.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, that will relate evidence on the use of Private Sector instruments (PSI) as part of the Evaluation of the Dutch government's policy on international responsible business conduct (2012-2018).
• The Swedish Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA), who will present a recent study on mobilising private development finance, focusing on transparency in PSI spending, the use of PSI for specific demographic groups and providers’ approach to ex ante option appraisal.
