Development Guarantees

Why it matters

Guarantees mobilising capital to support sustainable development are vital to reach the SDGs and close finance gaps.

Development Guarantees (DG) was launched in 2022 in partnership with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

DG mobilises capital for high-impact investments by underwriting credit risk and incentivising lending where market failures create finance gaps, focusing on Africa, climate finance, and poor and fragile countries.

Watch Theo Ib Larsen, Managing Director, explain what a guarantee is:

Guarantees in numbers

2bn

DKK in guarantee frame

27bn

DKK expected to be mobilised in capital

Case

BPR Bank Rwanda

BPR Bank Rwanda expands financing for small and medium-sized enterprises, easing access to loans and unlocking capital focused on green investments, youth, and women-led businesses.

SDGS

No Poverty Gender Equality Reduced Inqualities
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Case

IF-CAP

IF-CAP mobilises USD 450 million in climate finance through the Asian Development Bank.

SDGS

Climate Action Partnership for the goals
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