From bankable projects to bankable systems

20 APRIL, 2026
Fragmented incentives and project-by-project financing are holding back development, even as trillions sit idle. Image: Ngân Nguyễn Văn on Unsplash

Fragmented incentives and project-by-project financing are holding back development, even as trillions sit idle. Image: Ngân Nguyễn Văn on Unsplash via Eco-Business


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Marcos Athias Neto
Marcos Athias Neto

UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support

Investors and governments are not short of money – they are trapped in a system that rewards transactions over transformation, writes Marcos Athias Neto, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support at UNDP, in a new op-ed.

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