The Potential of Development Finance to Unlock Investments in the Critical Minerals Value Chain

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This policy brief examines how development finance can unlock investment across the critical minerals value chain. It highlights the sector’s growing importance for sustainable development, industrialization and the clean energy transition. 

The brief explores financing needs and constraints across the value chain, alongside current development finance flows and private capital mobilization. 

It also identifies priorities for strengthening development impact, including through blended finance approaches and the application of the OECD DAC Blended Finance Guidance 2025.

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