Climate and SDG finance: How to lower the cost of capital in EMDEs

The potential of growth in emerging markets and developing economies is higher than in any other region in the world, making them very interesting investment opportunities. And yet, the cost of capital to fund the projects needed to unlock this growth is exorbitant. Why is the cost of capital so inflated in EMDEs, and how can we change that?In this episode of the Knowledge Guaranteed podcast, DGG Co-founder and Board Chair Boo Hock Khoo is joined by Lisa Sachs, Director at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Development. They discuss what leads to inaccurate risk assessments in EMDEs finance, how this is making the global fight against climate change more difficult, and how a “preferred creditor status” for SDG and Climate bonds could change the game.What You’ll Learn in This Episode➡︎ What brings up the cost of investment in emerging markets➡︎ Why we need to accurately measure growth perspectives in EMDEs➡︎ How the higher cost of capital in EMDEs affects the energy transition needed around the world➡︎ Some of the innovative tools we can put into place to fix these unfair risk assessmentsYour host is Marjolein van Kampen, Head of Communications, Marketing and Advocacy at the Development Guarantee Group. On the panel are:➡ Boo Hock Khoo, Co-founder and Chairman, the Development Guarantee Group➡ Lisa Sachs, Director at the Columbia Center on Sustainable DevelopmentFind out more at https://guarantee.dev/