FCDO PSD

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's official Private Sector Development Twitter. Retweets are not endorsements

[Laurie Bristow @laurie_bristow]

We are working flat out to bring British nationals and our Afghan colleagues to safety. We’ve already helped hundreds of people to leave on military flights.

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

4 MILLION VACCINES DELIVERED TO 15 NATIONS 🇦🇬🇧🇿🇰🇭🇩🇲🇬🇩🇬🇾🇮🇩🇯🇲🇰🇪🇱🇦🇲🇾🇵🇭🇹🇭🇻🇨🇻🇳

In connection with our partners @crownagents, The UK has delivered 4 million vaccines to 15 countries globally, helping them to tackle COVID-19 & protect their populations from the virus.

WATCH BELOW 👇

[Mark Napier @MarkNapier3]

News from Pres Kenyatta’s visit to London this week. CityUK and Nairobi’s Int’l Financial Centre (supported by .@FSDAfrica and @FSDKe) are signing a partnership agreement and .@prudentialplc is an anchor tenant. Will drive investment into Kenya https://t.co/J66IugQJs6 @FCDOPSD

[Comic Relief @comicrelief]

#UKaid is matching £6m of your donations to #RedNoseDay for a programme that support locally-led, change-making organisations in Ghana, Zambia & Malawi to plan & build the skills that they need to continue their crucial work long into the future. @FCDOGovUK

[Jane Marriott @JaneMarriottUK]

COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in 🇰🇪 - a fantastic day! Hongera to all who made this happen @MoH_Kenya, @gavi, @WHOKenya, @UNICEF, @CEPIvaccines.

We played our part - KES 84 billion to COVAX, a 🇰🇪 🇬🇧 Health Partnership, and science 🧬 between @KEMRI_Kenya & @OxfordVacGroup.

[UK in Kenya 🇬🇧🇰🇪 @UKinKenya]

Ahead of #IWD2021, @theodoraclarke met with women business leaders in 🇰🇪, hearing their successes and experiences as they #choosetochallenge inequality by championing inclusive leadership.

@DharminiShah @Faridaabbas17 @BrendaMbathi @Sonal021

[FCDO PSD @FCDOPSD]

Great article in the @TheEconomist highlights how rising Kenya-UK air freight prices hurt smaller flower farms. The @FCDOGovUK Vulnerable Supply Chains Facility is supporting a Kenya-UK sea freight trial, aiming to cut costs to help smaller producers. https://t.co/ngex0C0yII

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

🇬🇧 is home to £7.7 trillion of capital - a huge financing opportunity for @GlobalGoalsUN. New competition launched, the first in a series, to mobilise capital from listed markets for sustainable infrastructure in emerging & developing countries https://t.co/W5iCWmxsg4 #MOBILIST

[FCDO PSD @FCDOPSD]

📣Call for applications: We are inviting the private sector to participate in a competition to identify innovative product proposals to mobilise investment in sustainable infrastructure in emerging & developing countries. More info here👇
https://t.co/bGRIr8ucLx

[British International Investment @BritishIntInv]

Very pleased to be joining other development finance institutions in supporting a new fund from @PhatisaGroup, which will invest to strengthen food supply, local production and distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa.

More here ➡️ https://t.co/jzPAJkcUCv 🌍

[FCDO PSD @FCDOPSD]

We are proud to partner with @FairtradeUK to support workers and producers through the pandemic. The @FCDOGovUK led programme will enhance trade between Kenya and the UK, while ensuring responsible business practices reducing CO2 emissions and supporting the environment.

[Fairtrade Foundation @FairtradeUK]

Fairtrade works with 72 Fairtrade certified flower producer organisations in six countries, representing nearly 70,000 workers. 💐

Learn more about the farmers & workers behind the bouquet: https://t.co/1wwKmUmdak

#FairtradeFriday

[UK in Kenya 🇬🇧🇰🇪 @UKinKenya]

Building on Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab visit, Minister for Africa @JamesDuddridge has visited Turkana County to see 🇬🇧@hsnp_kenya & health programmes, providing maternal and newborn care, & made progress on trade and economic development in Nairobi.

[World Benchmarking Alliance @SDGBenchmarks]

We still do not know the extent to which global finance flows are impacting the #SDGs and #ParisAgreement. But we are ready to change that! Today we launch our Financial System Transformation Scoping Report, with the support of @ImpactProgramme https://t.co/VKkZml5poE

[FCDO PSD @FCDOPSD]

The UK is home to £7.7 trillion of capital - a huge financing opportunity for #Africa. @FCDOGovUK will soon launch a competition - the first in a series - to mobilise capital from listed markets for infrastructure in emerging and frontier markets. #MOBILIST #FrontierCapital.

[FCDO PSD @FCDOPSD]

Great work being done by our partner @britishasiantst to improve #WomensEconomicEmpowerment in Pakistan.

[British Asian Trust @britishasiantst]

Supported by the @FCDOGovUK and with the help of partners such as @AmanFoundation the #BritishAsianTrust #WomensEconomicEmpowerment programme increased the earnings of over 9,800 women in #Pakistan.

Read Farhana's story: https://t.co/oLyt50CVeJ

[COP26 @COP26]

📢 Volunteering for #COP26 is now open!

To help make the Summit a huge success, we are looking for friendly, outgoing and enthusiastic volunteers to join us in welcoming the world to Glasgow! 🌏

Interested? Apply below:
👉 https://t.co/evikelBPyT

@GlasgowCC | #ClimateAction

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

The UK is helping up to 92 developing countries access one billion doses of #COVID19 vaccines.

@morton_wendy updates @HouseofCommons on our support for equitable global access to vaccines.

[FCDO PSD @FCDOPSD]

Great news from our partners @ImpactProgramme who have launched their new website.

Have a look to see how impact investing can not only help investors make financial returns on their investments, but also support businesses to make a measurable contribution towards the #SDGs.👇

[The Impact Programme @ImpactProgramme]

We are happy to announce our new website is now live! Find out more about the project, the market-building initiatives we support, and all our latest news and events here https://t.co/OPN6vQqhjp @FCDOPSD @TheGood_Economy @PalladiumImpact @TomAdlam53 #impactinvesting

[Dominic Raab @DominicRaab]

Today marks the first day of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, @FCDOGovUK, as we combine our diplomatic skills and development expertise to make the UK 🇬🇧 an even greater force for good in the world

[The Impact Programme @ImpactProgramme]

Find out why @ImpactProgramme is backing ten new market building initiatives to help meet the SDGs in a post Covid-19 world https://t.co/vRdIBtVbIn @PalladiumImpact @DFID_PSD @theGIIN @impmgmt @GSGimpinv @ImpactInvInst @17Africa3 @ILXFund @a_Infonomics @reall_int @ConvergenceBF