About The Catalytic Capital Repository
Accelerating the use of
catalytic capital
For many transactions in emerging markets and developing economies, the right concessional, risk-sharing, or grant-based support can be the difference between a viable transaction and one that does not move forward. But it can be challenging for financial institutions to identify relevant catalytic capital offerings that could make their transaction a success.
By improving visibility across providers, offerings, and relevant sectors and geographies, the Repository aims to help market participants channel catalytic financial resources more efficiently toward opportunities to mobilize private capital to these critical markets.
Developed through collaboration
The Repository is a collaborative initiative informed by blended finance experts, catalytic capital providers, financial institutions, and others to develop a practical, public information resource. Founding partners include:
Selected to mobilize private capital
Better access to available catalytic resources can help reduce costs and increase private sector appetite for blended finance transactions. The Repository is a practical information resource to help private sector financial institutions and investors better understand what catalytic capital tools are available, where they can be used, and under what broad parameters.
The aim is to reduce information gaps and transaction costs in blended finance by making non-confidential information on relevant funds, facilities, guarantees, and concessional instruments — e.g., sectors, geographies, eligibility criteria, and points of contact for each — easier to access and compare.
The Repository is intended to complement existing initiatives by focusing on visibility and information infrastructure rather than pooling capital directly or providing performance or risk-related data.
Contributed by catalytic capital providers
Participating catalytic capital providers, such as multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, foundations, family offices, and philanthropies, manage and share information on their offerings via an individualized submission portal. If your organization is interested in participating, please contact us at CCR@capacity-building.org to receive portal access.
The Repository aims to partner and leverage existing sources of information wherever possible. The Green Guarantee Group (GGG) is our data partner for guarantees. Please access greenguaranteedirectory.org to feature a guarantee on the GGG Guarantee Directory and the Repository.
"We encourage progress by MDBs and development finance institutions (DFIs) to strengthen and align disclosure practices to enhance consistency and comparability across institutions. We also acknowledge initiatives such as the Catalytic Capital Repository to improve the visibility of concessional instruments, and encourage relevant institutions to join."
- G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Communiqué, May 2026 (emphasis added)
