Today, the private sector’s role in Africa’s economies is more critical than ever. The debilitating impact of COVID-19 resulted in a growing trend of joblessness and poverty and expanded the continent’s unmet financing needs by an additional US$153 billion on top of the pre-existing annual shortfall of $200 billion, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB).
To address the growing sustainable development and financing needs at the global level, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through its Sustainable Finance Hub (SFH), supports investors’ increasing appetite for deploying capital that achieves not only financial returns but simultaneously maximizes social and environmental benefits. The UNDP Africa Investment Insights Report, produced by the Africa Sustainable Finance Hub (ASFH), provides an overview of private sector investment opportunities with the potential to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets across Africa, in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063. The information is based on the SDG Investor Map, UNDP’s market intelligence tool that identifies investable solutions to pressing SDG needs. Utilizing the findings from 10 countries in 2022, the report offers SDG investment opportunity data and trends across the continent that can promote impactful investments.