DFIs offer customized commercial tools such as loans, guarantees, and equity stakes to respond to the specific financing challenges of the private sector in developing countries. Typically, these types of investments are not covered by the international rules set by the OECD DAC in terms of what constitutes official development assistance. While the DFI investments would not technically be ODA, they would nonetheless be guided by...and the initiative would have the opportunity as it stood up to examine international best practices that are out there, including domestic norms, to ensure the conduct of the initiative meets the highest standards, both financial as well as corporate social responsibility.
