Long-term financing methods for urban infrastructure are being discussed at WUF13

As part of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), a panel discussion titled "Financially Attractive Municipalities, Comfortable Cities. How Can Cities Attract Long-Term Financing at the Required Scale?" has begun.

As Report informs, the session's thematic focus is centered on the reforms and prerequisites needed to strengthen the investment attractiveness of municipalities and attract private capital for financing sustainable urban infrastructure.

The main objectives of the discussion are: to analyze key barriers limiting municipalities' access to financial resources, to examine specific policy and institutional mechanisms for overcoming these barriers, to identify reforms that promote strengthening the creditworthiness of municipalities and improving conditions for conducting business, as well as to discuss opportunities for mobilizing private and repayable financing for the urban infrastructure sector.

It should be noted that more than 40 thousand people from 182 countries around the world have registered to participate in the forum, which will run until May 22.