Bridging Development Programmes and Private-Sector Investment

Connecting development priorities with commercially viable opportunities.

Multilateral Development Banks play an essential role in financing infrastructure, strengthening institutions and supporting economic development.

However, turning development programmes into implementable projects that attract additional private investment requires strong local engagement, commercial project development and coordination between multiple stakeholders.

The financing opportunity

In 2024, MDBs and DFIs mobilised a record US$108.7 billion in private finance for middle- and low-income countries, an increase of 24% compared with 2023.

Source: Joint MDB/DFI Report on Mobilization of Private Finance, 2024 results, published 2026.

The scale of this mobilisation demonstrates the growing role of private investment in development. The next challenge is ensuring that development priorities translate into well-prepared opportunities capable of attracting this capital.

How CGG supports MDBs

We seek to complement the work of MDBs by bringing a regional project-development and private-sector perspective to development programmes.

• Investment opportunity identification: Identify commercially promising opportunities within country and sector development priorities.
• Private-sector engagement: Connect development programmes with local entrepreneurs, project owners and potential investors.
• Project pipeline development: Help identify and assess investment opportunities that may complement existing programmes.
• Investment readiness: Identify technical, commercial, institutional and financing gaps that need to be addressed.
• Integrated project development: Connect commercial investments with enabling infrastructure, technical assistance and development objectives.
• Capital pathways: Explore opportunities for private investment, co-financing and blended finance.

A practical starting point

A sector-specific or country-level Investment Opportunity Assessment.

CGG can support the identification and initial assessment of selected private-sector opportunities, producing a pipeline overview, investment readiness observations and recommendations for further project preparation.

Our objective is to help connect development programmes with the local businesses, projects and investment opportunities that can turn them into tangible economic outcomes.