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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How can digital lending support MSME growth? At #FAFC2026, UNCDF & partners explored risk-based pricing, alternative data & longer repayment terms. 8 lenders who have committed to adhering to Uganda’s Responsible Digital Lending Code were recognized.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

At #FAFC2026, UNCDF presented a new device financing initiative designed to make smartphones, laptops and tablets more accessible to underserved entrepreneurs and MSMEs across Uganda.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Congratulations to Dawa Mkononi on securing a major new financing partnership. 🎉 📈 Dawa Mkononi is one of 22 Tanzanian fintechs supported through PesaTech, part of UNCDF's FinWise approach. 👏 Well done to the NMB team as well, and thank you to the European Union for making TIDE possible.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

UNCDF is inviting financial institutions operating in Colombia and authorized to extend credit in the country to express their interest in participating in the Hogares de Paz initiative. 📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026, 11:59 PM GMT 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4i2q7EC

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

📣If you’re in #Nadi, register for a #precop panel on making climate finance more inclusive and accessible across the Pacific, co-led by the Reserve Bank of Fiji, UNCDF, UNDP, and UNUEHS. 🔗Secure your spot:  bit.ly/4ASsQbp

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🤝 At #UNGA81, UNDP and UNCDF convened partners to identify credible pathways around first transactions, risk sharing, and evidence for scale, with the timbuktoo Early Stage Capital Facility as a practical reference point.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Zanzibar is taking an important step forward in its digital transformation journey. The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar launched the Digital Transformation Policy at the Tech & AI Expo Zanzibar 2026, marking an important milestone towards a more inclusive and digitally enabled economy.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📢 UNCDF is inviting financial institutions in Sierra Leone to apply for the third round of the Matching Grant Facility under the Salone Access to Finance Project. 📅 Deadline: 10 October 2026 🔗 Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/47pfvtm

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌾 From pilot to national scale: UNCDF and partners are advancing agricultural insurance in Sierra Leone This week, UNCDF and the Government of Sierra Leone convened a validation workshop on the proposed National Agricultural Insurance Policy, Institutional Design and Coordination Framework.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

UNCDF has signed a partnership agreement with the International Trade Centre (ITC) on the margins of #UNGA81 to expand access to finance for small businesses in developing markets. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4d5RcnD

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Scale is not about the size of the transaction. It’s about making the next transaction easier.” 📍 At the “Financing the Just Energy Transition” dialogue Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Secretary of UNCDF, highlighted what it takes to move from perceived risk to committed capital.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Following the successful completion of the EU’s Pillar 6 assessment for financial instruments, UNCDF is now able to directly manage EU resources through guarantees, loans, investments and blended finance facilities. bit.ly/4dj2167

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

‘We need to move from the financing gap to a financing pipeline.’ That was a central message that captured the essence of a high-level UNCDF and the Trade and Development Fund (TDF) roundtable dialogue convened on the sidelines of #UNGA81.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We have spent years talking about access to digital financial services. But what if the biggest barrier is something much simpler? The device.📱 🔍 Our latest blog explores what it will take to close the device gap. 🔗 Read in full ➡️ bit.ly/4h4uL4H

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

📍 This week in Kampala, the Tourism MSME Finance Forum 2026 brought government, financial institutions and the tourism private sector together to ask a more fundamental question than whether there is enough capital: does finance reflect how these businesses operate?

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In August, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, UNCDF Chief Financial Officer Karén Vardanyan joined representatives of 197 Parties at UNCCD COP17 to advance discussions on financing clean heating, nature restoration, drought resilience and sustainable food systems.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In Amaru District, northwest Uganda, we’re celebrating a first allocation of finance for UNCDF’s LoCAL+. With support from Denmark, 10 new districts will receive an allocation of grants to make locally-led adaptation investments in their communities.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Five years ago, UNCDF began testing a question in Fiji: could a credit guarantee give a local development bank enough confidence to lend to businesses that protect coral reefs? The answer is now becoming a regional architecture. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4gDdOgn

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2026 in Kigali, UNCDF joined leaders from across the public and private sectors to discuss how catalytic and blended finance can unlock investment for Africa's agri-food sector.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fiji's first-ever MSME Parametric Insurance is here - congratulations to Tower Insurance! This product helps MSMEs bounce back when climate hazards strike. UNCDF, UNDP, and UNUEHS are proud to support its development, with support from ADB.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

UNCDF has concluded the four-year, Norway-funded LoCAL-ACE initiative in Ghana, overshooting its original targets and underscoring the role of local communities in driving effective climate resilience. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4xmZm2m

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Across Africa, local governments are learning from one another on climate finance. On the UN Day for South-South Cooperation, this is the solidarity that is rising. Where ideas, expertise, and effective solutions are being exchanged. 🔗 Full story ➡️ bit.ly/4yzyzkl

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

UNCDF is building a roster of Investment Officers for Asia and the Pacific, and we are looking for up to ten experienced professionals to join a Long-Term Agreement that will support our growing work across the region. 📅 Deadline: 21 September 2026 🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/4cyTBHo

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

UNCDF participated in the Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC and Convergence Roundtable on Blended Finance, joining partners to discuss how blended finance can help mobilize institutional capital towards investments that benefit people, communities and economies while generating financial returns.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📈 The demand is real. The pipeline exists. Our annual report documents what functioning true to this mandate produced in practice across 67 countries, including 36 LDCs, 16 SIDS, and 24 fragile settings. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4ywkODG

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you, Luxembourg. Luxembourg is one of UNCDF's longest-standing core partners. The partnership is grounded in a shared conviction: that the most consequential development work happens in the markets where capital is hardest to mobilize. @luxembourgun.bsky.social

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"I can work, I can plan, and I can build something for my children." Amina is a displaced entrepreneur in Baidoa, Somalia, who runs a vegetable stall. Her business started with a loan of around $1,200. 🔗 Read her story ➡️ bit.ly/4grmfMM

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

💧 In 2024, the Tanga (Tanzania) issued East Africa's first sub-national green bond, raising $20.8 million to modernize the city's water system. UNCDF provided catalytic funding & advisory support to make the transaction possible. 🔗 bit.ly/43ZstfI

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In Morocco, two transactions illustrate what performance-based catalytic finance looks like in practice. One consistent logic: use catalytic capital to prove what is possible, then create the conditions for more to follow. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4hTYYnV

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📈 The Sustainable Pacific Blue Circle Fund aims to empower MSMEs with targeted business support, investment readiness assistance, and access to finance, with a specific focus on enterprises led by women and youth. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4gDdOgn

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Five years of Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) in Uganda have wrapped up. The work on enabling access to finance remains. 📱 Next: FinWise, UNCDF's 2025 to 2028 programme to unlock capital flows for Uganda's last mile.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ethiopia's Digital Financial Services Working Group has become a formally accredited national association. 🎯 The goal? To advance digital finance through dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collective problem-solving. 🔗 Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4ishyUe

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Six years of UNCDF's Leaving No One Behind in the Digital Era have generated important lessons for Uganda’s digital transformation journey. Join us on 26 August as we reflect on these lessons and what they mean for Uganda’s next chapter. 🔗 Register: uncdf.link/uganda

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

67 countries reached in 2025. 36 Least Developed Countries. 24 fragile settings. 16 Small Island Developing States. 📈 In each, UNCDF supported solutions that expand access, resilience and economic participation. 🔗 See more results from 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/4ywkODG

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In Afghanistan, UNCDF works with partners to catalyse private sector growth and financial inclusion. 🤝 Together, we are demonstrating how catalytic finance and digital innovation can drive economic resilience and inclusive growth. 🔗 bit.ly/4gIU0sU

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya met with H.E. Ambassador Togolani Edriss Mavura, Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations, to debrief on the recent visit to Tanzania and discuss preparations for an upcoming #UNGA81.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A recent blog from Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya, UNCDF Regional Investment Team Lead for East and Southern Africa and the Arab States Region, examines why capital still isn't flowing to one of Africa's most critical sectors. 🔗 Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4hIrvNa

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

At the recent CGAP – UNCDF webinar, we explored how parametric insurance can evolve from isolated products into connected risk financing systems; from households and MSMEs all the way to sovereign resilience. 🔗 Watch the webinar ➡️ bit.ly/3SciaCY

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🌿 UNCDF is inviting commercial banks, Fintechs, MFIs and National Development Banks to apply for financing to expand access to finance for nature-based tourism MSMEs. 📅 Deadline: 30 October 2026, 11:59 PM EAT 🔗 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4xJQEM3

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In 2025, UNCDF disbursed $6 million in loans and committed $3.1 million in guarantees. 📈 These financial instruments helped mobilize $32 million and catalyse an additional $18 million across 19 countries. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4ywkODG

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Thank you, Switzerland. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation has re-committed to its partnership with UNCDF. We are grateful for Switzerland’s continued trust and longstanding partnership. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4fQyXV4

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"My plan is to become a very powerful businesswoman." Pascaline Uwamahoro is 27. She arrived in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in southwestern Uganda in late 2024 with no income and no assets. 🧂 Today she runs a small grocery stall. 🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/4xrWa62

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

📍 At a recent investment workshop in Nairobi, UNCDF’s investment team members, guarantee providers, investors, banks, & development finance practitioners explored how to reduce risk, unlock financing for SMEs, and strengthen pathways to sustainable commercial investment.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

3.3 million people reached through UNCDF-enabled solutions in 2025. Two thirds of them were women. That number reflects a deliberate choice about where catalytic finance is deployed and who it is designed to serve. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4ywkODG

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

📍 During a recent mission to Afghanistan, UNDP Administrator and UNCDF Managing Director Alexander De Croo reinforced the vital role derisking capital play to attract private sector and finance emerging entrepreneurs.

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📰 In a new blog drawing on the Peace Finance Forum, the World Bank Fragility Forum, and the first-ever UN Peacebuilding Week, UNCDF's Kawtar Zerouali proposes three principles that should guide investment in fragile and conflict-affected settings. 🔗 Read the blog ➡️ bit.ly/45BN0Yu

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As the world marks World Fintech Day, our work in Tanzania offers an important example of how fintech innovation can unlock economic opportunity at scale. 🔍 A new blog from Tian Zhang, UNCDF Country Coordinator for Finwise, explores: 🔗 Read the blog ➡️ bit.ly/4yYgWMb

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

UNCDF is looking for an experienced trade finance professional to lead a programme designed to expand SME access to trade finance across 6 markets: Ghana, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Trinidad & Tobago. 📍 Location: Home-based 🗓️ Deadline: 5 August 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4bSCS16

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🔍 On #LDCsDay, explore the countries where we're working to close financing gaps, support local governments, back MSMEs, and expand digital financial services. 🔗 Explore here bit.ly/3TN6JBU

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UN Capital Development Fund @uncdf.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

🔍 Since 2014, Belgium has invested nearly $12 million in locally led climate action in Mozambique through the UNCDF LoCAL programme. And the results are showing up in maternity wards, classrooms, and water points. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/45mOfe2

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