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Welcome to the FiCS 2023 networking section where all in-person participants will be able to request an appointment with other participants in our meeting rooms.

New partners join The fourth Finance in Common Summit

Bogotá, August 9, 2023. The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the Italian public development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, and the Caribbean Development Bank are also joining as partners to bolster efforts and expected financing commitments to achieve the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030.

SMEs, financial inclusion, sustainable infrastructure, climate change, and biodiversity will be on the agenda at the World Summit of Public Development Banks in Cartagena  

June 30, 2023 The conclusions of the "New Global Financing Pact" Summit, held in Paris, France, on June 22-23, 2023, in the presence of HOS President Gustavo Petro, will directly feed into the World Summit of Public Development Banks (FiCS 2023), which will take place in Cartagena, Colombia, from September 4-6, 2023.

Colombia will Host the World’s Summit of Development Banks in 2023

Bogota, D.C., February 15, 2023. Bancóldex, Colombia’s business development bank, will host, together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Latin American Association of Financial Institutions for Development (ALIDE), the fourth edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FICS), the global network of public development banks.

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PLENARY 5 (DAY 3) Public institutions and development banks seek to deepen actions for the fulfillment of Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda Cartagena (Colombia),

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FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ

2023 Finance in Common Summit The fourth edition of the Finance in Common Summit (1) took place from 4 to 6 September in Cartagena de

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IDB-UN Women report: Despite progress, challenges remain to offer financing programs for women and their businesses September 6, 2023 CARTAGENA, Colombia – While public development

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During the fourth edition of the Common Finance Summit, actors from public development banks, private banking, and international organizations called for collective action to align global financial flows with the 2030 Agenda.

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PLENARY 3 (DAY 2) Urgent Natural Solutions Against Climate Change Cartagena (Colombia), September 5, 2023. In addition to strengthening an appropriate coordination of resources and

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Public development banks recognize the transformative power of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the communities of dozens of countries, particularly those in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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DRESS CODE​

Cartagena has a tropical, warm and humid climate, with average temperatures between 28°C and 32°C.​

The dress code for the Summit is business casual (no tie). We suggest the use of fresh and light fabrics.

4-6 SEPTEMBER 2023