Inter-American Development Bank’s Post

How can we leverage financial innovation to make cities more inclusive? Scaling up resources for neighborhood upgrading requires new financial models and partnerships that go beyond traditional public financing. Innovative instruments — from blended finance to catalytic funds and impact investment mechanisms — are showing promising potential to mobilize capital and foster systemic change in urban development. To explore these approaches, the IDB Cities LAB and Cities Alliance invite you to a webinar presenting the discovery paper “Innovative Financial Tools for Neighborhood Upgrading”, followed by a discussion with experts and practitioners on how financial innovation can accelerate the integration of informal settlements. 🗓 Thursday, October 16, 2025 🕙 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CET 💻 Webinar (in English, with Spanish and Portuguese interpretation) 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eX-p_Mvb #CitiesLAB #CitiesAlliance #UrbanDevelopment #InformalSettlements #SlumUpgrading #InclusiveCities #UrbanInnovation #FinancingDevelopment