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🇧🇫 Across Burkina Faso, conversations around impact investing are becoming more concrete. Not just about frameworks or definitions, but about how to actually get capital to the entrepreneurs building businesses in agriculture, energy, and manufacturing. That shift is showing up in a few important ways: ➡️ Impact investing is now part of the national development plan, Plan RELANCE 2026–2030. ➡️ The country is aiming to finance most of this plan through domestic resources rather than external aid. ➡️ New ideas such as impact bonds are being explored with regional partners such as BRVM and Coris Bourse. ➡️ Efforts are underway to better understand the SME landscape and prepare businesses for investment. ➡️ IIBF has been formally accredited as a GSG National Partner, marking a key milestone for the ecosystem. Like many emerging markets, challenges remain, especially around coordination, shared understanding, and access to tailored financial tools. But what is changing is momentum. More structure, more collaboration, and a clearer focus on building investable pipelines that include youth- and women-led enterprises. Discover the key findings and recommendations shaping the future of impact investing in Burkina Faso at https://lnkd.in/gim_g2C8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

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