DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS (DFIS) ARE SPECIALISED DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE USUALLY MAJORITY OWNED BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
DFIs invest in private sector projects in low and middle-income countries to promote job creation and sustainable economic growth. They apply stringent investment criteria aimed at safeguarding financial sustainability, transparency, and environmental and social accountability.
DFIs can be bilateral, serving to implement their government’s foreign development and cooperation policy, or multilateral, acting as private sector arms of International Finance Institutions (IFIs) established by more than one country.
