Ref no : CFC/2023/0120/PPMEU

9 March 2023

To:      –     All Governors and Alternate Governors of Member Countries of the CFC

CC:      –    All Executive Directors and Alternate Executive Directors of CFC

–    Observers

–    Members of the Consultative Committee

–    Heads of International Commodity Bodies (ICBs)

–     Institutional Members

As you may be aware, the 22nd Call for Proposals by the CFC is currently open, and we are inviting interested parties to submit their investment proposals prior to 10 April 2023.

The CFC provides a range of financial and technical instruments in support of business activities contributing to sustainable development of the commodity sector in Developing Countries. The intervention should, besides giving a sound financial return, also provide for a measurable social and environmental return consistent with the SDGs.

From our past experiences, we recognize that many institutions although having potentially investable proposals, find it difficult to present their projects to the CFC. To address this, we are going to organize a series of webinars explaining the required steps for the interested organizations to submit their proposals. During such webinars, beside elaborating on required steps that enterprises need to be taking, we will answer any question that a potential applicant might have.

The second webinar of this year will be held on Monday, 20 March 2023 from 10:00 to 11:00hrs CET. Please find below the full table of Open Call Webinars to be held later in the months of May, and August 2023 with the relevant link to register.