Concessional finance

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In international development, concessional finance is finance provided on terms that are more favourable to the development project, compared with market rates and terms.

Providers of concessional finance include development banks and multilateral funds.

"The term concessional finance does not represent a single mechanism or type of financial support but comprises a range of below market rate products used to accelerate a climate or development objective."

(Source - World Bank)

Also sometimes known as concessionary finance.

See also

• Big Society Capital
• Blended finance
• Capital
• Catalytic capital
• Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
• Concessional capital
• Concessionary
• Development
• Development bank
• ESG investment
• Green Bond Principles
• Investment
• Investor
• Return
• Risk-adjusted return
• Risk tolerance
• Social Bond Principles
• Social impact bond
• Social inclusion bond
• Social investment
• Social loan
• Social Loan Principles
• Social project
• Sustainability
• Sustainability bond
• Sustainability Bond Guidelines
• World Bank