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UNDP's Private Finance for the SDGs leverages, scales, and aligns private sector investments to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Our Team

Our team comprises experts passionate about driving private sector investments towards achieving the SDGs.

Our Partners

We collaborate with partners to drive sustainable private investment solutions, leveraging diverse expertise and resources to help achieve the SDGs.

Senior Advisory Group

Our Senior Advisory Group, led by UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner, comprises global sustainability leaders who provide strategic guidance.

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SDG Investor Platform

Discover comprehensive market intelligence on SDG-aligned investment prospects, including Investment Opportunity Areas, countries, sectors, and targeted SDGs.

Financial Centres for Sustainability

Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) is a global network of 44 financial centres collaborating to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement.

Growth Stage Impact Ventures

The Growth Stage Impact Ventures (GSIV) programme identifies and supports successful enterprises from developing countries that significantly contribute to the SDGs and integrate impact considerations into their decision-making processes.

Impact Venture Hub

The Impact Venture Hub accelerates sustainable development by supporting high-impact ventures, building a global network of mission-driven organizations and stimulating impactful investments.

Insurance and Risk Finance Facility

The Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) develops innovative insurance solutions in 34 countries, aiming to expand to 50 by 2025, to protect vulnerable communities and transform insurance markets for greater resilience.

Thematic Bonds

UNDP extends its thematic debt expertise to corporates and private institutions, facilitating the issuance of thematic bonds to unlock capital for projects with significant environmental and social benefits.

Impact Management and Measurement Trainings

Access the management standards designed to guide businesses and investors to embed sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals at the core of internal management and decision-making practices.

Integrated National Financing Frameworks

Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) provide a framework for financing national sustainable development priorities and the SDGs at the country level.

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Our publications section offers the SDG Impact Standards, reports, and other research.

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Europe & Central Asia

Serbia

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Serbia rebounded strongly from the impact of the global pandemic, with growth reaching 7.4 percent in 2021. After a strong recovery in 2021, however, several domestic and international factors have caused an economic slowdown. Growth in 2022 is forecasted at 3.2 percent, with risks tilted to the downside. 

Challenges include the performance of the Serbian energy sector and availability of electricity and gas in the winter of 2022-23, as well as the rising cost of financing the fiscal deficit and debt obligations in light of higher interest rates. Inflation has also increased significantly, with adverse effects on incomes of the poor and vulnerable. 

Over the medium term, the Serbian economy is expected to slow down and return to pre-pandemic growth levels after 2024 at the earliest. However, Serbia still faces challenges that limit its potential growth, both in the short and medium to long term. With limited space for future stimulus packages, structural reforms are needed to bring the economy back to sustained growth, boost jobs and incomes, and strengthen resilience to shocks – while gradually transitioning to a greener and more resilient development trajectory.

Source: World Bank, Serbia Country Overview

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Investment Opportunities
Describes the number of investment opportunities in the country.

13

Most Affected SDGs
Describes the three priority SDGs the investment opportunities address in the country.
Good health and well-being (SDG 3) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12)
Priority Target Sectors
Describes the three priority sectors the investment opportunities address in the country, based on the SASB Sustainable Industry Classification System®️ (SICS®️) classification.

Infrastructure, Health Care, Technology and Communications

Human Development Index
Developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Human Development Index is a summary measure for assessing a country’s long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.

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How is this information gathered?

SDG Investor Maps employ an 8-step methodology, combining data research and stakeholder consultations to identify Investment Opportunity Areas (IOAs) and potential business models with significant financial and impact potential.

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