Requesting entity name
Seychelles Investment Board
Demand Region
Africa
Demand Sub region
Requesting Country
Seychelles
Requesting entity category
National government
Responsible Division/s
Financing for Sustainable Development Office
Areas of Work
Means of implementation
Support/Output provided
Support/Output provided (project, workshop, advisory service, etc.)
Advisory service
SDGs
SDG1
SDG2
SDG5
SDG8
SDG12
SDG13
SDG17
Keywords
financing
SDG investment
SDG-aligned projects
Status
Ongoing
Notes
On 15 March DESA conducted an online training programme for staff of the Seychelles Investment Board consisting of six presentations from UN-DESA experts on project preparation and risk mitigation and investor targeting (with additional inputs from UNCTAD). Additional ongoing TA support is being provided to the Investment Board to identify and prepare bankable energy projects for private investment and to engage the country in the 11th SDG Investment Fair.
Request summary
Support the Government of Seychelles, through the Seychelles Investment Board (SIB), in mobilizing private financing for SDG-aligned projects and benefiting from participation in the SDG Investment Fair.
Funding source
Development Account
RPTC
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