Private finance as the solution to bridge the financing gap and to reach aid targets?

Join Eurodad for the first of two webinars taking a closer look at the relationship between private finance and aid. 

This panel aims to initiate a critical dialogue on the current Private Sector Instrument (PSI) agreement one year after it came into force. The intention is to foster a greater understanding about how PSIs work and everything CSOs need to know to engage with them in their work. 

Building on Eurodad’s report on the PSI agreement titled “Aid under threat: The shadowy business of private sector instruments,” the panel will address key questions about what the agreement means for the integrity of ODA and development finance in practice, the drivers, risks and opportunities, with a focus on the experience with PSIs in Norway and exploring alternatives. 

This is the first webinar in our series on private finance and aid this month. Join us for the second webinar in the series on guarantees on 26 November, building on the latest report by Eurodad’s Farwa Sial and C.P. Chandrasekhar. 

Panellists

• Cécile Sangare and Fatoumata Ngom, Policy Analysts, OECD Development Cooperation Directorate 

• Salvatore Nocerino, OECD and Aid Policy Lead, Oxfam International EU Office

• Sarah Torres, Coordinator, Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific

• Sondre Nave, Senior Policy Advisor, Save the Children, Norway 

• Matthew Simonds, Eurodad

Facilitated by María José Roméro, Eurodad.