Businesses are gathering Tuesday at an international business forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss how they can invest in the sustainable development goals, support economic growth, foster innovation and operate using responsible business practices. But they can’t do it alone and governments have a critical role to play to create strong enabling environments that make a business case for private capital in development.
What is the most important step to foster sustainable development commitments from private entities in a post-2015 world? Devex asked a group of business, government and academic leaders what they think needs to be done in this new era of development finance.
The private sector’s integral role is a virtually a foregone conclusion these days.
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Naki B. Mendozamfbmendoza
Naki is a former reporter, he covered the intersection of business and international development. Prior to Devex he was a Latin America reporter for Energy Intelligence covering corporate investments and political risks in the region’s energy sector. His previous assignments abroad have posted him throughout Europe, South America, and Australia.
