The issue of bankable projects is a critical topic of discussion by urban developers and investors. It is a bottleneck in attracting private capital to meet the global infrastructure gap and to provide millions of people with the vital services they lack. The investment gap in infrastructure is not the shortage of capital. It is the shortcomings in planning and design processes to produce evidence for projects to be bankable and investment ready.
Workshop three’s sessions discuss the importance of evidence-based planning and designs as catalysts for investment. The day’s task is to prepare a draft document – including the Project Profile (WS 1) and the Operations Proposal (WS 2) – that meet the requirements of development agencies to access financial instruments such as loans, grants, guarantees, and equity investments.

The task develops with a key question: What makes a project bankable?

○ Promoting human and social development that is equitable and community-based.
○ Driving the development and increase in production and productivity of efficient infrastructure.
○ Promoting the development of green economies that are resilient to climate change.
○ Promoting and strengthening the development strategies of the country.
○ Strengthening the response capacity of regions before external events with a macroeconomic impact.
○ Strengthening public management capacity to improve its efficiency.
○ Driving physical, logistical, energy-based, and financial integration.
○ Promoting the participation of the private sector.