On 29 and 30 May 2017, UNCTAD, in partnership with InvestSA and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), organized a regional seminar on the promotion of bankable Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) projects.
Over 50 representatives from national and subnational investment promotion agencies from 14 African countries, outward investment agencies and institutions, and the private sector participated in the event. The seminar gave participants an overview of foreign direct investment trends and the SDGs, SDG model project proposals and strategies to market them, international partners for promoting investment in the SDGs, and the facilitation of outward investment. Presentations were also made on strategies of the Government of South Africa to promote the SDGs, sector-specific models of bankable SDG project proposals, and related case studies from Kenya, Mauritius, and South Africa. During the seminar, participants were also invited to prepare and present potential SDG project proposals which were reviewed by a DBSA official.
