UNDP Private Sector

We are @UNDP's Global Policy Center on private sector based in Istanbul. We support businesses to take action towards the #SDGs.

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

We are proud to be engaged in this new partnership announced between @circle Foundation and the UN DHoTS joint platform founded by @Refugees and joined by @UNDP to leverage regulated stablecoins and modern #DigitalFinance infrastructure for #SustainableDevelopment.

Link below👇

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

Our 2024 report with REACH and TEPAV, built on 3,100 interviews with women entrepreneurs across Afghanistan: "Listening to Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan: Their Struggle and Resilience."
https://t.co/sehwpFkHRg
#Afghanistan #WomenEntrepreneurs

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

10k Afghan women hold a business licence.

The ACCI thinks 120k more are trading without one.

@UNDPaf's @Doelm on the economy running quietly underneath the restrictions: 10x more Afghan women hold business licenses than 5 years ago, we asked our DRR why: https://t.co/7p8wmGg6RC

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

Nasira started her rug business at 17 with a UNDP grant. She employs 450 people at 19.

When @nytimes profiled Afghanistan's women entrepreneurs, hers was one of the stories. Here's what sat behind it: https://t.co/BGOkDHumfA

[UNDP Sudan @UNDP_Sudan]

OUT NOW

Sudan’s Private Sector Engagement Strategy.

After years of war, businesses are still keeping markets functioning, but under severe disruption, reduced capacity and constant risk.

Check out @UNDP’s new strategy to support businesses in 🇸🇩: https://t.co/EZORQ10PnE.

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

#Sudan's private sector is vital for maintaining supply chains amid conflict. The new @UNDP PS Engagement Strategy, developed with technical assistance from ICPSD, outlines a strategic framework to support MSMEs across finance, energy & market access.

Read it through the link:

[UN Development @UNDP]

Micro, small and medium enterprises are essential to Sudan’s development.

@UNDP_Sudan's new Private Sector Strategy targets critical gaps in finance, energy and market access so these businesses can survive and thrive, even in crisis.

Find out more: https://t.co/fI3H1aENm5

[Marcos Athias Neto @marcosathias]

🇸🇩Sudan’s private sector is keeping basic supply chains functioning, even in the middle of a crisis.

@UNDP's 🆕 private sector engagement strategy aims at targeted interventions for micro, small & medium enterprises to remain strong & resilient.

See how: https://t.co/f2PcYvR5XU

[UNDP Afghanistan @UNDPaf]

📊Women make up 21% of the clustered MSME workforce (vs. 6–7% nationally), but barriers remain.

Read more: https://t.co/437vjodSo4

#MSMEs #PrivateSector #EconomicRecovery

[UNDP Afghanistan @UNDPaf]

📊74% rely on informal credit, only 8% access formal finance, and 78% lack production technology.

Read more: https://t.co/437vjodSo4

#MSMEs #PrivateSector #EconomicRecovery

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

Credit guarantees are turning "too risky to lend" into "open for business" for 400 #MSMEs in #Sudan and counting. This is what structured #PrivateSector engagement looks like in practice and the model @IICPSD is scaling through Sudan's PS Engagement Strategy. #BlendedFinance

[Arvind Kumar @arvindanis]

Access to finance is key to reviving #Sudan’s economy.

The Sudan Credit Guarantee System is helping restore the economy by supporting the private sector-the engine of growth. In a unique initiative, @UNDPSudan and @bank_ebdaa (a subsidiary of AGFUND) are building enterprises from capacity to capital.

Already, 400 MSMEs are benefiting from digital and financial literacy, along with access to subsidized loans backed by credit guarantees that de-risk financing.

#FinanceForDevelopment #UNDP #SustainableFinance #FinancialInclusion #PrivateSectorDevelopment

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

Read the full press release: https://t.co/L5EQailP6l

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

🎓Proud to partner with @UNDP_Myanmar & @UNTechBank under the leadership of @Norimasa_UN
on the @FTLeadersProg.

📩1,170 applicants, 60 graduates
⚖️50% women
💡13 SDG-aligned #AI
🌾85 participants building climate-resilient agri solutions

Equipping #Myanmar's youth to lead🚀

[Norimasa Shimomura @Norimasa_UN]

Meet the 60 young talents from Myanmar, earning industry-standard digital certificates as they completed the Frontier Tech Leaders @FTLeadersProg supported by UNDP's @IICPSD and @UNDP_Myanmar. Hackathon winners also develop apps that promote climate-resilient agriculture.

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

🔗Register to join the session 👇👇👇

https://t.co/8lipLtBSKT

#GreenSkills #DigitalSkills #EnergyTransition #Inclusion #UNDP #EBRD #S4IF #Enerjisa #TwinTransition #WorkforceDevelopment

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

📢Join us on Apr 9 for the first Community of Practice webinar "Powering the Future: Accelerating an Inclusive Energy Transition through Green & Digital Skills" by @S4IF_org, of #UNDP & @EBRD

We’ll explore🟢&💻skills shaping the energy transition, with insights from 🇹🇷,🇲🇩,🇹🇳& 🇺🇿

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

War is development in reverse https://t.co/Gs2tKoINBE

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

Online Volunteers are making the UN more AI-smart here and now. Need a few more AI buffs for:

1⃣ Agentic AI & “Vibe Coding” (still figuring that one out myself) @IICPSD https://t.co/w7xqiEXkm5

2⃣ AI Development & South-South Cooperation data mapping @UNOSSC https://t.co/gFvRlafHIq

PS. Yes, the image is AI-generated

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

Read more: https://t.co/iLhGyvWEWW

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

🌍At the @OECD #netFWD Annual Meeting, ICPSD & @GAaborad showed #Awqaf as a sustainable mechanism for health & climate finance.

📉ODA declining 9–17%, complementary finance is key
💰16% of SAR 1.1B Waqf funds→health
📊 Waqf Excellence Index driving data & transparency for #SDGs

[Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) @Connecting_biz]

We CAN do better - together. That's why CBI works from within the United Nations and with the private sector on disaster management, because we can and must learn from each other and work together to save more lives and livelihoods.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Good exchange with @USAmbUN Mike Waltz, on @UNDP’s new Strategic Plan and how private sector partnerships can drive growth and development.

Looking forward to working together.

[UNDP Private Sector @IICPSD]

We are proud to be engaged in this new partnership announced between @circle Foundation and the UN DHoTS joint platform founded by @Refugees and joined by @UNDP to leverage regulated stablecoins and modern #DigitalFinance infrastructure for #SustainableDevelopment.

Link below👇