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CDInsights - Technical Assistance to Develop Local Capital Markets
17/11/2021
Read time: 2 min
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Technical Assistance to Develop Local Capital Markets

In this second episode of the CD Insights podcast we learn about the transformational impact of Technical Assistance (TA) programs, hearing about examples of TA from both international providers and local recipients. We find out how to combat the challenges involved in procuring TA funding, and our guests offer expert advice on setting up successful TA programs.

What is Technical Assistance?

TA is a versatile development and training tool, it can mobilise additional sources of grant funding to lower the risks and high transaction costs associated with investments or new business concepts being executed in new, uncertain, or fragile markets.

TA comes in a variety of forms including, but not limited to, feasibility studies, due diligence, capacity building, policy advice and legal and regulatory support.

Why utilise Technical Assistance in local capital markets?

Local capital markets in developing countries remain underdeveloped and are therefore unable to adopt new business concepts.

To increase the effectiveness and capacity of the local financial-market ecosystem and its stakeholders, such as banks, non-bank financial institutions, insurers, pension funds, regulators and government institutions, CD and its companies deploy significant TA funding to bridge the skills and knowledge gap required to adopt new financial products.

How does Cardano Development and its companies use Technical Assistance?

CD conceptualises, builds and manages financial products for clients in developing countries. TA is deployed at different stages of ‘Our Incubator cycle’ to increase the effectiveness and success of our start-ups.

CD has learned that building significant TA funding into business concepts is important for early adoption, subsequent scale-up and replicability in the long-term. When bringing new solutions into the market, TA is important to help local participants adjust to a product that suddenly becomes available. This can include transactional training and assisting regulators and governments with training to develop or adapt to the products benefits.

CD group companies TCX, GuarantCo, Frontclear, BIX Capital and AGRI3 Fund deploy two kinds of technical assistance. The first is focused on training and capacity building for investees. The second is a longer-term activity that has a systemic nature focusing on capital market development.

Examples of Technical Assistance

CD group companies have procured TA funding for a variety of programs and investments in emerging and frontier markets.

Frontclear Technical Assistance Portfolio

GuarantCo, through PIDG TA provides support to Kacific Infrastructure Project

TCX FPAS Initiative

About the CD Insights Podcast

The CD Insights podcast is dedicated to sparking ideas and collaborative conversations with industry-leading experts in finance for development. Through our podcast, we also explore Cardano Development’s role as a local currency financing house. And how it supports its companies with fund management and incubation to transform the financial markets of frontier economies. New episodes of the podcast will be available bi-monthly, you can subscribe to our podcast channel here.

CD Insight

CDInsights - Technical Assistance to Develop Local Capital Markets
17/11/2021
Read time: 2 min

Technical Assistance to Develop Local Capital Markets

In this second episode of the CD Insights podcast we learn about the transformational impact of Technical Assistance (TA) programs, hearing about examples of TA from both international providers and local recipients. We find out how to combat the challenges involved in procuring TA funding, and our guests offer expert advice on setting up successful TA programs.

What is Technical Assistance?

TA is a versatile development and training tool, it can mobilise additional sources of grant funding to lower the risks and high transaction costs associated with investments or new business concepts being executed in new, uncertain, or fragile markets.

TA comes in a variety of forms including, but not limited to, feasibility studies, due diligence, capacity building, policy advice and legal and regulatory support.

Why utilise Technical Assistance in local capital markets?

Local capital markets in developing countries remain underdeveloped and are therefore unable to adopt new business concepts.

To increase the effectiveness and capacity of the local financial-market ecosystem and its stakeholders, such as banks, non-bank financial institutions, insurers, pension funds, regulators and government institutions, CD and its companies deploy significant TA funding to bridge the skills and knowledge gap required to adopt new financial products.

How does Cardano Development and its companies use Technical Assistance?

CD conceptualises, builds and manages financial products for clients in developing countries. TA is deployed at different stages of ‘Our Incubator cycle’ to increase the effectiveness and success of our start-ups.

CD has learned that building significant TA funding into business concepts is important for early adoption, subsequent scale-up and replicability in the long-term. When bringing new solutions into the market, TA is important to help local participants adjust to a product that suddenly becomes available. This can include transactional training and assisting regulators and governments with training to develop or adapt to the products benefits.

CD group companies TCX, GuarantCo, Frontclear, BIX Capital and AGRI3 Fund deploy two kinds of technical assistance. The first is focused on training and capacity building for investees. The second is a longer-term activity that has a systemic nature focusing on capital market development.

Examples of Technical Assistance

CD group companies have procured TA funding for a variety of programs and investments in emerging and frontier markets.

Frontclear Technical Assistance Portfolio

GuarantCo, through PIDG TA provides support to Kacific Infrastructure Project

TCX FPAS Initiative

About the CD Insights Podcast

The CD Insights podcast is dedicated to sparking ideas and collaborative conversations with industry-leading experts in finance for development. Through our podcast, we also explore Cardano Development’s role as a local currency financing house. And how it supports its companies with fund management and incubation to transform the financial markets of frontier economies. New episodes of the podcast will be available bi-monthly, you can subscribe to our podcast channel here.

CD Insight 17/11/2021

CDInsights - Technical Assistance to Develop Local Capital Markets
Read time: 2 min

Technical Assistance to Develop Local Capital Markets

In this second episode of the CD Insights podcast we learn about the transformational impact of Technical Assistance (TA) programs, hearing about examples of TA from both international providers and local recipients. We find out how to combat the challenges involved in procuring TA funding, and our guests offer expert advice on setting up successful TA programs.

What is Technical Assistance?

TA is a versatile development and training tool, it can mobilise additional sources of grant funding to lower the risks and high transaction costs associated with investments or new business concepts being executed in new, uncertain, or fragile markets.

TA comes in a variety of forms including, but not limited to, feasibility studies, due diligence, capacity building, policy advice and legal and regulatory support.

Why utilise Technical Assistance in local capital markets?

Local capital markets in developing countries remain underdeveloped and are therefore unable to adopt new business concepts.

To increase the effectiveness and capacity of the local financial-market ecosystem and its stakeholders, such as banks, non-bank financial institutions, insurers, pension funds, regulators and government institutions, CD and its companies deploy significant TA funding to bridge the skills and knowledge gap required to adopt new financial products.

How does Cardano Development and its companies use Technical Assistance?

CD conceptualises, builds and manages financial products for clients in developing countries. TA is deployed at different stages of ‘Our Incubator cycle’ to increase the effectiveness and success of our start-ups.

CD has learned that building significant TA funding into business concepts is important for early adoption, subsequent scale-up and replicability in the long-term. When bringing new solutions into the market, TA is important to help local participants adjust to a product that suddenly becomes available. This can include transactional training and assisting regulators and governments with training to develop or adapt to the products benefits.

CD group companies TCX, GuarantCo, Frontclear, BIX Capital and AGRI3 Fund deploy two kinds of technical assistance. The first is focused on training and capacity building for investees. The second is a longer-term activity that has a systemic nature focusing on capital market development.

Examples of Technical Assistance

CD group companies have procured TA funding for a variety of programs and investments in emerging and frontier markets.

Frontclear Technical Assistance Portfolio

GuarantCo, through PIDG TA provides support to Kacific Infrastructure Project

TCX FPAS Initiative

About the CD Insights Podcast

The CD Insights podcast is dedicated to sparking ideas and collaborative conversations with industry-leading experts in finance for development. Through our podcast, we also explore Cardano Development’s role as a local currency financing house. And how it supports its companies with fund management and incubation to transform the financial markets of frontier economies. New episodes of the podcast will be available bi-monthly, you can subscribe to our podcast channel here.

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